Page 8 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026 Do you know a Community Hero? Nominate someone who’s making a difference E very day in our community, people are making a diff erence in the lives of older adults and people with disabilities. These folks deserve recognition, and you can help them receive it. Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) will be presenting its Community All-Star Awards this spring. If you know someone who makes an impact, please nominate them for an award. They do NOT need to be affi liated with MVES. Community All-Stars could be the volunteer who gives hours of their time helping older adults, the person who always helps set up at the Senior Center or the veteran who supports older veterans. The key criteria is that they’re active in one of the communities served by MVES: Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Revere, Stoneham, Wakefi eld or Winthrop. Nominations are due by April 1. Visit www.mves.org/mves50 to learn more or to fill out a simple nomination form. Or you can nominate someone by contacting development@mves.org or 781-388-4802. The Community All-Star Award winners will be honored at MVES’ spring fundraiser, the MVES Legacy50 Summit. The event will be held on June 4 from 11 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at the Cummings Center at Tufts University (177 College Ave., Medford). In addition to the awards, the Legacy50 Summit will include a luncheon, an expo fair and Keynote Speaker Ashton Applewhite — who is a TED speaker, author and nationally recognized antiageism activist. Tickets are $75 each and all proceeds benefi t MVES’ mission. Reserve tickets by March 31 for a free copy of Ashton Applewhite’s book, while supplies last. ~ POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT ~ Diann Slavit Baylis Announces Candidacy for Governor’s Council Immigration Attorney from Marblehead to run in 6th District Diann Slavit Baylis Candidate for Governor’s Council I SPECIAL OFFER Safety. Style. Stress-Free Installation. CALL NOW 1.877.357.6691 FREE Fixtures and FREE Shower Door Add’l terms apply. Offer subject to change and vary by dealer. Cannot be combined with other offers. Expires 3/31/26. mmigration attorney Diann Slavit Baylis announced that she is running for Governor’s Council in Massachusetts’ 6th District. Slavit Baylis, a resident of Marblehead, took out nomination papers this week from the Secretary of State’s Offi ce, and plans to collect nomination signatures throughout the district. The Governor’s Council is an elected body in Massachusetts that provides advice and consent on the Governor’s judicial appointments, pardons and commutations, and warrants for the state treasury. The Council also plays a role in the certification of statewide election results. The 6th district encompasses parts of Boston, most of Cambridge, the cities of Chelsea, Everett, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Revere and Somerville, and the towns of Lynnfi eld, Marblehead, Nahant, Reading, Saugus, Stoneham, Swampscott, Wakefield, Winchester and Winthrop. “We need judges with knowledge, integrity and compassion at every level of our judiciary, and I will be a voice for that on the Governor’s Council,” said Slavit Baylis. “What many people don’t know is that critical decisions impacting the lives of children who enter the country unaccompanied, like the clients that I have represented as immigration counsel, are being made in our state probate courts. This is a dangerous time for immigrant families. We must ensure that people appointed to judgeships understand immigration law, and that they will stand up for the constitutional rights, safety and best interests of immigrants and immigrant children.” While most immigration proceedings take place in federal immigration courts, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, a path to citizenship for unaccompanied minors, is determined at the state level through the probate courts. Slavit-Baylis, a lifelong resident of the North of Boston region, is a graduate of Merrimack College and Suffolk Law School. She has a long history of public service, including volunteering for the Lawyer of the Day program at Essex Probate Court. Earlier in her career she served as Deputy Campaign Coordinator for the Massachusetts Democratic Party, and she is currently an active member of the Marblehead Democratic Town Committee. Slavit Baylis has also supported the work of the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, having testifi ed at legislative hearings and spoken at State House rallies to urge action on much-needed gun violence prevention legislation. “I come from a tradition of public service,” said Slavit Baylis, the youngest daughter of former Haverhill Harbormaster William “Red” Slavit. “There is important work to be done on the Governor’s Council, and I look forward to engaging voters in a conversation about their priorities, and what I can off er them as their Councilor from the 6th District.”
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