In celebration of National Library Week, members of the Miami Lakes Town Council read books to nearly 30 children on April 17 at the Miami Lakes Branch Library, part of the Miami-Dade Public Library System. Vice Mayor Manny Cid, Councilmembers Tim Daubert, Nelson Rodriguez and Ceasar Mestre, along with Margaret Slaton, wife of Mayor Wayne Slaton, enjoyed reading books to the infant and toddler-aged children. Miami Lakes librarian...

  Miami Lakes Educational Center's Krisna Maddy was recognized as one of 1,000 recipients of the Gates Millennium Scholarship, a national scholarship organization funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.  The scholarship covers unmet need and self-help aid for the cost of education, applicable to any college or university and is renewable maintaining the student meets satisfactory academic progress. The scholarship can also...

  Five soccer players from Monsignor Edward Pace High School's girls soccer team were nominated to The Miami Herald’s All-Dade teams. Yasbec Sosa, a senior, named to the All-Dade Third Team, is the captain and goal keeper.  Sosa had an outstanding year and led the team to district semi-finals with her outstanding leadership and defensive play. She was also selected to the All-Dade All Star Team and the Dade-Broward All...

  Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee (EAC) announced the 8th Annual Senior Games events will take place during May. Anyone 50 and over is invited to participate. The Senior Games will kick off with the Track and Field events starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, at Dade Christian School, 6601 N.W. 167 Street. “Miami Lakes has a significant elderly population and I am proud to support the efforts of the EAC to encourage our...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools honored winners and runner-ups for District Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year. The awards ceremony, sponsored by Dade Association of School Administrators (D.A.S.A.), was held in late March at Jungle Island.  Jose Bueno, who serves as principal of Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School (HML), won top honors as the District's Principal of the Year. Bueno, a Miami Lakes resident and a...