‘A lot of tears’: The 132-year-old Charleroi glass plant officially shut down, with 100 workers laid off

Just before 5 a.m. Friday, employees in a Washington County factory gathered near a production line as the final pieces of glassware made at the plant were packed into boxes.

The very last piece was set aside for a time capsule set to be buried near the factory.

After a monthslong series of shutdown delays, the 132-year-old Pyrex glass plant in Charleroi officially ended production Friday and more than 100 employees – most of the remaining staff – were laid off…

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