November 13, 2015 - Chadds Ford Live

Healthsmart opens in Glen Mills

Posted by Emily Myers on November 13, 2015

Jennifer and Gary Blankenship serve samples to customers during the opening of their new natural product store

When Gary Blankenship built the house for Randy Mullens, he had little idea that the construction would lead to a whole new career in another part of the country for him and for his family. Blankenship and his wife officially opened their new Healthsmart store at 1810 Wilmington Pike in Glen Mills Thursday November 11. Jack Kinsley from the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce came…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on November 13, 2015

PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of Nov. 14 through Nov. 21. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Route 162 in Newlin and West Bradford townships between Brandywine Creek Drive and Strasburg Road will be subject to…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on November 13, 2015

After prolonged public protest in 2012 over the possibility of privatizing the Pocopson Home, the Chester County Commissioners shifted gears, a change that culminated this past week in their tour of the renovated and expanded eight-bed, short-term rehabilitation facility in Pocopson Township. The expanded service, offered in partnership with Apex Rehab Solutions, includes physiatrist care, which focuses on nerve, muscle and bone health, as well…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on November 13, 2015

Chester County’s website received 4.4 million page views this past year, and although 90 percent of them occurred on laptops, the number of people accessing the site through tablets and smart phones continues to grow exponentially. The latter trend is what prompted the website’s redesign, according to Rebecca Brain, the county’s communications coordinator. Brain explained during the county commissioners’ meeting on Thursday, Nov. 12, that…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on November 13, 2015

John C. Davis, of Jenner’s Pond, Penn Township, formerly of Lexington Woods in Concord Township, died at age 88 on Nov. 10. “Jack” was the husband of the late Barbara “Babs” Miller Davis who died in March 2010 at West Grove, PA, to whom he was married for 55 years. Jack was the son of the late Raymond O. and Pauline E. Davis of Amesbury,…