The Town of Miami Lakes has 14 new police vehicles and in mid-February, branded them with the municipality’s name.       “With Miami-Dade County’s transition to an elected sheriff, the updated vehicle branding reflects this new chapter in local law enforcement,” said Clarisell De Cardenas, the town’s director of Communications and Community Affairs. “Branded police...

     Every year, officials from town government travel to Tallahassee or to Washington, D.C. to discuss issues that affect Miami Lakers. Shown on March 4 with U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart R-Miami, in his office are from left Miami Lakes Town Manager Edward Pidermann; Legislative Assistant Vanessa Scott; Diaz-Balart and Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez.      Dieguez posted on social media that they spent the...

   Barbara Goleman Senior High School and its Law Honor Society hosted the Miami Lakes Bar Association’s first North Region Mock Trial Competition for high school students on Jan. 21, with support from prominent attorneys in town who presided as judges.      Teams from Mater Lakes Academy, Hialeah Gardens High School, Hialeah Senior High School, and Goleman faced off in Goleman’s professional...

     Another major sponsor was UniVida Medical Centers and George Garcia, director of Construction, and St. Thomas University, whom Dieguez also recognized that night.  Shown in the photo, from left: Council members Angelo Cuadra Garcia and Steven Herzberg; Mayor Josh Dieguez; Kimberly Trelles of The Trelles Cottage and her sons Grayson and Gabriel Trelles; Councilman Ray Garcia; Special Needs Advisory Board Chair Vivian...

     After six years as chair of the Youth Activities Task Force, Brian Rodriguez has stepped down. The town council recognized him during its Feb. 17 meeting for his total 14 years of volunteering on it.       “Not coming from just myself, but through all my colleagues, we want to take some time to honor the work that you did,” Mayor Josh Dieguez said. He mentioned Rodriguez’s...