Community Calendar through June 3

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, May 18, 2023

    Events are subject to change. Please check town social media pages for the most up-to-date information. RSVP at TOML.Eventbrite.com.  May 17 Ice Cream with a Cop. Enjoy Rita’s Italian Ice while chatting with local police officers who patrol Miami Lakes. There will also be an opportunity learn about the summer camps being offered. Miami Lakes Youth Center, 6075 Miami Lakes Drive. 4 p.m. Free.  May 17...

Miami Lakes Library Programs through June 2

Education By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, May 18, 2023

     The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering these in-person classes.  Space in classes is limited and registration may be required.  Mini Zen Garden Making Wed., May 17, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Use real plants, stones, soil and sand to create your own miniature Japanese garden.  Presented by Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens and made possible by the Miami Lakes...

Introducing: Miami Lakes Youth Programs Coordinator Kiara Rodriguez

Government By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, May 18, 2023

    For Kiara Rodriguez, joining the Town of Miami Lakes’ municipal government is a homecoming.       Rodriguez, 27, of Miramar, became the youth programs coordinator in March and oversees the Miami Lakes Youth Center, also known as The Spot.       “I have had my eye on this position for quite some time now,” Rodriguez said of the job that pays her $39,800. “Miami...

Town weighs options for police protection

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, May 17, 2023

     Miami-Dade County will have an elected sheriff who will begin serving in January 2025.      How that leader will address police protection in Miami Lakes, which has its own dedicated force in a contract with Miami-Dade Police, is to be determined.      In April, Miami-Dade County Police Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez III met with the Miami Lakes Sheriff’s Ordinance...

A father installs a plaque in son’s name, and to help others

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, May 17, 2023

    A new plaque beneath a crepe myrtle tree that honors the late Frank “Frankie” Indiero Jr. was unveiled May 6 in Miami Lakes.       Nearly a year ago, town officials and Indiero, Jr.’s family planted the tree at a park near Barbara Goleman Senior High School, at Northwest 148th Terrace and Northwest 89th Avenue.        Indiero was 19 when he took his life in 2019....
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