June 5, 2017 - Chadds Ford Live

Creek Road in Birmingham closing for two months

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on June 5, 2017

Work continues on the Route 926 Bridge through the end of August. Beginning June 15, Creek Road, between Meetinghouse Road and Route 52 will also be closed so work crews can realign the road as part of the bridge project.

Creek Road is scheduled to close between Meetinghouse Road and Route 52 (Lenape Road) in Birmingham Township beginning Thursday, June 15, for construction related to an $8.6 million project to replace the structurally-deficient Route 926 (Street Road) bridge over the Brandywine Creek in Birmingham and Pocopson townships. Creek Road will remain closed through mid-August, according to a PennDOT press release. During construction, Creek Road motorists will…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on June 5, 2017

The Chester County Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the Chester County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit, working with the U.S. Marshals, took the man accused of sucker-punching a person with cerebral palsy into custody on Monday morning, June 5, at approximately 8 a.m. in Uwchlan Township. Barry Baker, 29, of Georgetown, De., is accused of assaulting the victim outside the 7-11 convenience store in West Chester on May…

Posted by Crozer Keystone Staff on June 5, 2017

Read more about the article Stroke rehabilitation and exercise

Doctors and therapists have long known that exercise is helpful after a stroke.

Just when you’re at your lowest after suffering a stroke, you’ll be asked to do some of the hardest things you’ve ever done in your life. The road to recovery includes a significant amount of rehabilitation. You’ll undergo physical therapy to regain gross motor skills such as walking and maintaining your balance. Occupational therapy will help you relearn how to perform everyday tasks like eating…