To ensure a safe learning environment and violent-free learning place, the Miami-Dade County School Board adopted a newly-revised Code of Student Conduct (COSC), which is aligned to recent local, state, and federal mandates with an emphasis on promoting a safe learning environment to ensure academic success.The COSC sets the standards of conduct expected of students in a purposeful safe learning environment in which the principles of care,...

Before joining the ranks of the fire department, Edward Pidermann was a certified mortician, conducting the preparation of a deceased person for funeral and burial arrangements.“I found it not to be inspirational,” Pidermann quipped. “I made a career change and with the help of a friend, I spent 30 years as a Miami firefighter.”Pidermann’s three decade public service career meticulously prepared him for his new role as the new town manager...

When Andrea Graham-Rechichi’s great-grandfather went to his father and said, “Dad, don’t sell the land, let’s develop it,” he had a vision for what Miami Lakes could be. Three generations later, Graham-Rechichi is working to maintain that dream, to “carry out a legacy,” continue building a town that feels like home.“My grandfather, made this company a community. I have watched this community around me develop throughout the years, and the...

Miami Dade College (MDC) will once again provide free tax preparation services to low-income individuals, the elderly and non-English speaking residents throughout Miami-Dade County as part of the Internal Revenue’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA). Administered and staffed by Miguel B. Fernandez School of Global Business, Trade and Transportation faculty and students, services will be available at various MDC campuses.Launched...

The Miami Lakes Town Council was expected to approve three ordinances on first reading, several resolutions including awarding contracts for capital improvement projects and council members’ new business proposals during the January 15 regular Town Council meeting.• Council members were expected to give their initial approval for an ordinance which would protect tree canopy throughout the town and adopt the town’s Beautification Master...