Monsignor Edward Pace High School hosted a grandparents' mass and breakfast to give students a wonderful opportunity to spend the morning with some of the most vital people in their lives. The mood in the air on August 10 was easily identified as heart-warming as the families sat, prayed, and ate together. The Pace Chapel was the best place imaginable to hold this event as it unites different generations since Pace is,...

  The Miami-Dade School Board unanimously approved two agenda items proposed by chair Perla Tabares Hantman endorsing October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month throughout Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) and National Teen Driver Safety Week on October 20-26. There were an estimated 230,480 new cases of breast cancer among U.S. women in 2011. Among these, 15,330, were Florida women alone, of which 2,690 would succumb to...

  New Testament Baptist Church (NTBC) is hosting a weekly support group for those grieving the loss of a loved one. The counseling is sponsored by the Lay Counseling Ministry of NTBC. The counseling sessions begin September 18 and run through December 18. Meetings are on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the conference room. The cost is $10 per person and includes the workbook and handouts. NTBC hopes to help those grieving to successfully...

On Monday, August 19, the Miami Lakes Bridge club participated in an American Bridge Club League (ABCL) District 9 Silver Point duplicate bridge game. The North/South team came in the number one position with players Debra Fream and Pat Bloomberg with a 60 percent game. The East/West team made up of Betty Battles and Eugenia Weaver came in first with 59 percent game. Also earning points were Helen Schor and Rosalyn Lipson who tied with...

In a prelude to the town’s budget hearings, Miami Lakes has scheduled a budget workshop for 6 p.m., Thursday, September 5, at Miami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street. Town Manager Alex Rey, the mayor and councilmembers will discuss and suggest changes to the proposed $15.3 million spending plan for the 2013-2014 fiscal year to prepare for the two budget hearings, set for Thursday, September 12, and Tuesday, September 24, at...