Thursday, August 28, 2025
Honoring Local Hero Robert "Boots" Chouinard for his Outstanding Service and Sacrifice
This past Tuesday, August 26th, was a proud and memorable
day as Robert “Boots” Chouinard – a local hero and WWII veteran – received
well-deserved recognition with the renaming of the Salisbury Beach State
Reservation Lifeguard Station as the Robert “Boots” Chouinard Lifeguard Command
Center.
Filing the legislation that made this possible was an honor,
and seeing it come to fruition for a man whose service and sacrifice continue
to inspire us all was even more meaningful.
Special thanks to Governor Maura Healey, Former DCR
Commissioner Brian Arrigo, DCR Commissioner Nicole LaChapelle, EEA Secretary
Rebecca Tepper, Rep. Dawne Shand, Salisbury Town Manager Neil Harrington, the
Salisbury Board of Selectmen, Former Sheriff Frank Cousins, officials from the
Salisbury and Newburyport Fire and Police Departments, the dedicated DCR team,
Boots’ family and friends and everyone else involved in helping make this
recognition a reality.
A full version of the legislation I filed can be found at:
