Biography
Baines grew up in Manchester and earned his bachelor's degree in music education from Keene State College located in Keene, NH in 1968. He earned his master's in school administration in 1976 from Rivier College; he has done additional graduate study at the University of New Hampshire. He married his wife, Maureen, in 1974.
From 1968 to 1977 he was first a music teacher in a Hudson, New Hampshire high school before becoming assistant principal in the same school. 1980 saw Baines become principal of Manchester High School West, a position he was to hold until 1999, when he became mayor.
Baines is father of three children - Timothy, Christina, and Catherine. Since 2004, he is grandfather of Jacob Miller (son of Christina and Michael Miller).
On July 21, 2006, Baines underwent surgery at Elliot Hospital in Manchester to remove a blockage in his colon. It was later revealed to have been a cancerous growth.
He has served on the board of directors for the National Association of Secondary School Principals and is currently a trustee and executive in residence at Southern New Hampshire University. In June 2007 Baines was named interim president of Chester College of New England, a position he is slated to hold for one year while the college searches for a replacement for former college president William Nevious .
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