In response to the needs of the community, officials at the Broward County Health Department announced today the opening of an H1N1 vaccination clinic that will serve people in the priority groups. The clinic will open at 8AM on Monday, November 16, 2009 at the National Guard Armory located at 400 SW 24th Street in [...]
The Student Government of Lauderdale Lakes Middle School held a memorial service last week to honor the 13 people who died and the 43 wounded at Ft. Hood on November 5th. As part of our ongoing partnership with the school, Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue and the City of Lauderdale Lakes will present a tree to [...]
# People hospitalized with confirmed cases of H1N1: 82 # Broward County deaths: 11 Total vaccine allocated to Broward County: 195,000 Total doses dispensed by Broward County Health Department: 33,000 Total doses to healthcare providers, private physicians and hospitals: 71,000 Doses for schools in the next 2 weeks: 47,000 44,000 doses will be distributed in [...]
The City of Lauderdale Lakeswill soon introduce a program that will provide its residents with a new toolthat can provide some relief from the high cost of prescription drugs. The city is making free prescription drug discount cardsavailable to city residents through a program sponsored by the National Leagueof Cities (NLC). The discount cards offer [...]
Broward County Transit (BCT) has scheduled a series of public meetings to gather input on future service plans. These community meetings represent one of the three phases of the Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA), a comprehensive study and evaluation of BCT service operations. The three phases consists of service assessment, service evaluation and public participation. The [...]
To continue investment in nuclear electric generation, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved cost recovery amounts for Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and Progress Energy Florida (PEF) related to construction of planned nuclear generating plants and uprates of existing generating units. Costs will be recovered through the capacity cost recovery charge on [...]
Public health officials in South Florida are gathering Friday to let the public know the official plan to distribute the H1N1 vaccine. On Friday afternoon, Paula Thaqi, M.D., M.P.H., Broward County Health Department Director, Lillian Rivera, R.N., M.S.N., PhD, Miami-Dade County Health Department Administrator, Bob Eadie, J.D., Monroe County Health Department Administrator and Alina Alonso, [...]
Two smash-and-grab burglars used a cement parking stone to break the glass front door of a Lauderdale Lakes dollar store Tuesday morning and walked out with the cash register. Luckily, there was only about $20 in change in the cash drawer and surveillance video captured the entire escapade. [bubblecast id=284767] Shortly after 6:30 a.m., before [...]
Free and reduced price meal benefits from the 2008/09 school year will expire on Wednesday, October 7, 2009. As of October 7, 2009, children will no longer receive meal benefits based on last year’s eligibility status. Families that qualified for benefits last year must complete and submit a new application to be eligible for benefits [...]
Please be advised that effective October 1, 2009, Broward County regional parks, nature centers, and natural areas will be closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays* due to Fiscal Year 2010 budget reductions. The following four County parks, however, will continue to be open daily:** Central Broward Regional Park, 3700 N.W. 11th Place, Lauderhill; Markham Park, [...]
Please send information about other 9/11 events in Broward to . In honor of the nearly 3,000 valiant firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency personnel and civilians killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Sheriff Al Lamberti and the men and women of the Broward Sheriff’s Office will unite for a Patriot Day Memorial Service. This [...]
This Sept. 11, the Lauderdale Lakes Moose Lodge will be hosting a special tribute to not only those affected by 9/11, but to the local police and fire departments and all military personnel. “Let us let them know that they are our heroes,” says members of the lodge. “We must never forget what happened or [...]
A pawn shop crook got caught on camera with his hand in the jewelry case. Now detectives need help identifying him and his female accomplice. For weeks, detectives have been following leads trying to track down the duo that pulled off the daytime theft at the Pawn Max in Lauderdale Lakes after distracting store employees. [...]
Most people would rather live without a DVD and VCR player than go to jail for stealing one, but two Broward County teens might find that having sticky fingers may earn them a free trip to the Broward Regional Juvenile Detention Center. Surveillance video from Park Lakes Elementary School in Lauderdale Lakes shows a young [...]
