Swearing-in Ceremony for Chief Baker Set for Thursday

FOXBOROUGH, MA — Foxborough's new police chief will celebrate his arrival to town this Thursday.

The town will hold a swearing-in ceremony for Chief William Baker at the Renaissance Hotel at Patriot Place at noon. While he has served as the chief since Monday, Thursday represents the ceremonial start of Baker's new job.

Baker started his police career in 1974 in Cumberland, Maine and served as the police chief of Southboro, Sutton, Laconia, N.H., and Seabrook, N.H. His last police chief position was in Westbrook, Maine from 2007-2011.

In addition to his municipal experience, Baker was the director of police training, commissioner, and assistant secretary of public safety during the Weld Administration. Following a two-year stint as an attorney in Worcester, he joined the Department of Justice as the acting program manager for Haiti.

Most recently, he spent the last four years as the assistant city manager of Westbrook and as a consultant for BerryDunn.

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