Staff writers Megan Medina and David Snelling shared memories of their late editor.“On my first day of work, I didn’t know what to expect, because during my interview he seemed like a serious man, so I was a little nervous,” said Megan Medina, 26. “But Roger always had this sense of humor.“On that first day, he started making little jokes and told me to not be shy,” Medina said. “He made me feel...

Roger Alan Reece, the editor and publisher of “The Miami Laker” for three decades, died on Aug. 4 after a short illness.Reece, of Miami Lakes, was 81.He was called a town legend, a gentleman and even a rock star by friends who mourned him.“As a devoted newspaper reader, I was always proud to read the news of the Miami Lakes area so well presented by Roger Reece and his staff,” said Bob Graham, a former Florida governor...

Talk between neighbors in Miami Lakes can often turn to traffic, and how a rush hour drive three miles across town along Northwest 154th Street can take 30 minutes or more.News that closed off bridges at Northwest 154th Street and Northwest 170th Street could be opened to traffic coming from Hialeah, west of Interstate 75, will further burden Miami Lakes streets, the town council and most residents said during a special Aug. 19 meeting.Those...

Florida Power & Light customers in Miami Lakes will not see the franchise fee portion of their utility bills increase, the town council decided.The utility collects a franchise fee from customers and pays that money to the town, which uses it to fund general services like law enforcement, public works and parks.Over the previous three decades, FPL paid franchise fees to Miami-Dade County, which passed monies through to municipalities.But the...

Florida Rep. Cindy Polo, D-Miramar, will host a town hall meeting to discuss the results of the 2019 legislative session.Topics will include arming teachers; immigration and school vouchers, her staff said.The meeting is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 9, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Ana G. Méndez University - South Florida Campus, 15201 NW 79 Court in Miami Lakes.Polo also plans to discuss the 2020 session that is to convene Jan. 14. For more...