🌱 Hialeah officers join regional task force after infant’s fentanyl death.

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In today's newsletter:

• Hialeah officers join regional task force after infant's fentanyl death.

Also on today's calendar: South Florida Wellness Network - 2026 South Florida Recovery Month Event (Miami-Dade) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A passing morning shower, with a high of 90 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 76.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Florida Woman Arrested in Connection to Overdose Death of Infant (westorlandonews.com) — Hialeah residents should know their police department is part of a regional fentanyl task force that helped arrest a Miami‑Dade mother after her 18‑month‑old died from drug exposure. The investigation found the child ingested fentanyl and cocaine left accessible in a home, and prosecutors say the case underscores their push to hold adults accountable for drug‑related child deaths.
   

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• Drop-in Game Time: Board Games
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Thursday September 17
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• Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing for Toddlers
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• Graphic Design with Adobe Photoshop: Level 1
  Hialeah Gardens Branch - YOUmedia
  11:00 am
Saturday September 26
• South Florida Wellness Network - 2026 South Florida Recovery Month Event (Miami-Dade) →
  Amelia Earhart Park, 401 E 65th St, Hialeah
  11:00 am

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• As we unwind from the weekend and prepare for the week ahead, my fur child and I would like to wish everyone a good night as she snores herself into tom.
  Wait until the end lol may we all have a good night rest as much as she is. ( turn on volume) (Nextdoor Palm Spring North)
• #Update#Reunited…Found this dog in the entrance of Sorbet.
  Please let me know if you're the owner. Thanks. (Nextdoor Westbrooke At Avalon)

• Spring Window Fashions, LLC posted a job opening for Sewer Operator in Hialeah. Apply here.
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Doral

• They Were Fast Asleep. A Stranger Was Lying Under Their Bed (lawenforcementtoday.com)
• Trump Celebrates Maduro's Kidnapping With Misleading Video as Deportation Crackdown Empties Doral (orinocotribune.com)
• St. Brendan swimming, TERRA bowling, Archbishop Carroll football, Miami Country Day golf (miamiherald.com)

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