Former Mayor Glenn Hains Remembered At Newtown Borough Council Meeting

NEWTOWN BOROUGH, PA — Glenn Hains, who served as mayor of Newtown Borough for 13 years at the turn of the century and then Bucks County solicitor, died on Dec. 13 in Cary, North Carolina. He was 79.

Mayor John Burke made the announcement at Wednesday night's Newtown Borough Council meeting. Hains first took office in January 1995 and served until his resignation on May 1, 2008, to become the solicitor of Bucks County, a position he held until his retirement in 2012.

"He left his mark on Newtown Borough in numerous ways," Burke said, reading from information compiled by the Newtown Historical Association, of which Hains was a member. "The first marriage ceremony he performed as mayor was for Dave and Mary Callahan. He also conducted the swearing-in ceremony for Sgt. Sean Orr when he first joined the Newtown Borough Police Department as a part-time officer.

"Mayor Hains is remembered by colleagues, friends, and neighbors in the community for his intelligence, his integrity, generosity, kindness, and care for the community he served."