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• Fabiola Santiago: In praise of the good fight in Miami Beach, Hialeah | Miami Herald

  Headlines of political glory belonged to well-funded winners — incumbents all — but don’t dismiss the vigorous voices that emerged against overdevelopment.Quality of life vs. density was on the ballot in Tuesday’s elections in Miami Beach and Hialeah, a theme hopefully here to stay countywide.There was one big victory for preservation in North Beach, but pro-development incumbents mostly won. What else is knew? Yet, the re-elected, and those running in 2016, would be misguided to dismiss the discontent residents expressed in two of the county’s largest cities.In Hialeah, the approval of a 250-unit rental apartment complex in an east side neighborhood of single-family homes gave rise to the f..

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• Hialeah man sentenced for sending money to Cuba | News - Home

  MIAMI -A Hialeah man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for illegally sending money to Cuba.Karell Cordero, 40, previously pleaded guilty to one count of operating an unlicensed money transmitter business. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release.Federal prosecutors said Cordero owned and operated K&Y Multiservices in Hialeah, where he received euros and exchanged them for U.S. dollars. The transactions often involved tens of thousands of dollars, but Cordero did not submit the required reports to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.In some instances, Cordero conducted the transactions knowing that the money was obtained ..

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• Coral Reef finishes season strong with win over playoff-bound Hialeah | Miami Herald

  Having been eliminated from playoff contention last week, Coral Reef played its final regular-season game like it was its own little playoff game, as the Barracudas cruised to an easy 35-13 win over Hialeah in a non-district matchup at Harris Field.Coral Reef (4-6) took a 14-0 first quarter lead on a pair of touchdown runs and never looked back. Hialeah, which qualified for the playoffs as a District 13-8A runnerup, finished the regular season 5-5 and will get ready to take on Coral Gables in a first round matchup next Thursday, Nov. 13 at Tropical Park.TOP TWOMehki Ervan:Coral Reef running back enjoyed a big night as he finished with 141 of his team’s 285 rushing yards and two scores.Colvin..

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• Mater Academy beats Hialeah-Miami Lakes, sets sights on playoff matchup next week | Miami Herald

  Following a 24-20 score at halftime, two fourth-quarter field goals by Orlando Hayes propelled the Lions to a 30-20 victory over the Trojans at Milander Park. Mater Academy has a playoff matchup at Nova next Friday.Both Mater (8-1, 7-1) and Hialeah-Miami Lakes (4-6, 0-4) got big first-half production from their running backs. Daniel Doriscar rushed for 142 yards for the Lions and Malik Shannon gained 129 for the Trojans.TOP TWODoriscar:Ran for 170 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. He had one reception for 10 yards.Shannon:Led Hialeah-Miami Lakes with 152 rushing yards and a touchdown on 14 carries.THEY SAID IT“We started slow, but picked up the momentum and the outcome showed. My O-line w..

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• Hialeah Gardens ends season on high note | Miami Herald

  Host Hialeah Gardens closed out the season with a 33-12 homecoming victory over Mourning on Thursday evening.Prior to the game, Hialeah Gardens (3-7, 0-5) and Mourning (1-9, 1-7) had both been eliminated from playoff contention.The lone touchdown for the Sharks came on a would-be interception that was juggled by a Gladiators defensive back before being grabbed and taken for a 59-yard touchdown reception by Dontae Charles.TOP TWOYhostian Diaz:Rushed for 106 yards on six carries. He also had 35 receiving yards and a touchdown on two receptions.Danny Pierre-Louis:The Sharks freshman quarterback passed for 139 yards, a touchdown and had one carry for an 8-yard touchdown.THEY SAID IT“Everybody pl..

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• Alcalde de Hialeah paga multa de ética en centavos - Univision

  

  MIAMI, Florida - El alcalde de Hialeah, Carlos Hernández, intentó pagar este jueves una multa de 4 mil dólares impuesta por la Comisión de Ética de Miami-Dade en puras monedas.De los 4 mil dólares, 3 mil 500 estaban en monedas de un centavo, mientras que los otros 500 fueron distribuidos entre monedas de 25, 10 y 5 centavos.Sin embargo, la Junta no aceptó la forma en que Hernández quiso pagar la sanción en horas de la mañana, decisión que al alcalde no le pareció justa.Univision"No nos quieren aceptar el dinero... Dinero en efectivo", señaló Hernández.Según indicaron, las instrucción es que el pago debe realizarse con un cheque."Lo pagué con dinero americano de los Estados Unidos y tengo el ..

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• Condenan a hombre de Hialeah por enviar dinero ilegalmente a Cuba

  

  Condenan a hombre de Hialeah por enviar dinero ilegalmente a Cuba Karell Cordero, de 40 años, se había declarado culpable de un cargo de operar un negocio de transferencia de dinero sin licencia, y fue condenado a 30 meses de prisión. Millones de dólares en efectivo. Martinoticias.com noviembre 05, 2015 Un  hombre de Hialeah ha sido condenado a más de dos años de prisión porenviar ilegalmente dinero a Cuba, informó este jueves la publicación digitalLocal10.com. Karell Cordero, de 40 a..

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• Horrendo doble asesinato y suicidio en Hialeah | Telemundo 51

  Horrendo doble asesinato y suicidio en Hialeah. Compartir. x. TAMBI N PUEDE ESTAR INTERESADO EN... 1de. Contenido Patrocinado What's This?

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• House, Senate can't resolve differences on Senate districts

  

  Associated Press, AP6:10 p.m. EST November 5, 2015State Sens. Jeremy Ring, D-Margate, Dwight Bullard, D-Cutler Bay and Rene Garcia, R-Hialeah, discuss congressional redistricting in the Florida Senate during the 2014 session.(Photo: Bill Cotterell / Tallahassee.com)The Florida Senate is rejecting a new map that reconfigures its 40 districts and ending a special session without an agreement. The 23-16 vote on Thursday leaves the Legislature with no agreement on the new political boundaries with less than a day left in a special session to redraw a previously approved map that's being challenged in court. Senators not only criticized the map the House approved Tuesday, but also the p..

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• Palmer wins FIFC title on stunner

  Just when you thought you had seen enough miracle finishes between Miami-Duke and Michigan-Michigan State, then came Thursday afternoon’s Florida Independent Football Conference championship game at Palmer Trinity’s Brockway Field.That’s when the Falcons pulled off their own miracle against North Miami Beach Scheck Hillel.With just 15 seconds left, Palmer trailing 15-12 and Hillel lining up to punt, the Hillel punter mishandled the ball at his own 25, and Palmer Trinity’s Guillermo Bonet scooped up the loose ball and ran 21 yards to score. The touchdown gave the Falcons a stunning 18-15 win and the FIFC trophy.“I don’t know how much time there was but I saw the end of that Miami-Duke game an..

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