Boy Scouts from Troop 566 of Our Lady of the Lakes conducted a formal flag retirement ceremony in front of Miami Lakes Town Hall on Jan. 19. The flag burning was done with permission of the town and is the proper disposal process for American flags, a ritual that the scouts learn about and practice.      The scouts saluted each old or tattered flag before it was retired, Scoutmaster Sean Schwinghammer...

     The Miami Lakes council honored former Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., for his years of public service in January and helping deliver funds and services that benefitted the town.      “To all of our residents, I think we were very very fortunate to have a commissioner the last several years who’s a workhorse, somebody who truly represented our town well,” Mayor Manny...

The Miami Lakes Bar Association installed new leadership during a virtual wine and chocolate tasting party.      The new officers sworn in on Jan. 21 were Joshua J. Hertz, president; Trinette Zarran, president-elect in 2022; Nayib Hassan, vice president; Stephanie Cruz, secretary and Nexcy Deimar De La Rosa-Monroe, treasurer.      Directors are Mayleidys Porraspita; Marc Ginsberg; Adry Polo;...

The next Miami Lakes town council election is 22 months away, but one candidate is not waiting to launch his campaign for a seat on the dais.      Angelo Garcia Cuadra filed paperwork to challenge incumbent Councilman Carlos O. Alvarez for Seat 6.       Alvarez is up for reelection in 2022.  He told The Miami Laker he is planning to seek public office again but has yet to open a campaign...

After the coronavirus pandemic led to the shutdown of the Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee’s weekly bingo luncheons, Committee Chair Dottie Wix organized distributions of meals provided by restaurants in town for those who can drive and pick up their meals. The Freebee delivers lunches to those who are housebound. Sponsored by the Town of Miami Lakes, the volunteers seek to relieve hunger and loneliness among Miami Lakes’...