Rich Cholodofsky

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Apr. 11—Elaine Smith had to hear the Corning whistle one last time. Smith, 70, of Monessen retired in 2020 after a 45-year career at the Pyrex glass plant, which has been a staple in Charleroi for more than a century. She said she was ready for tears to flow Friday for the final sounding of the air whistle, which was once a daily occurrence over the mill town of about 4,200 on the west bank of the Monongahela River in Washington County.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Rich Cholodofsky

Apr. 11—The Pyrex cookware factory in Charleroi will produce its last batch of glass today, ending operations months earlier than anticipated. The 132-year-old Corelle Brands facility notified workers in September it planned to close the Charleroi plant and move production to Lancaster, Ohio. Layoffs were expected to start before Christmas but were delayed until late January. Corelle Brands told the state in January it delayed the layoffs to address operational needs in the closure process.

1 week ago | triblive.com | Rich Cholodofsky

Construction is underway for a new manufacturing facility that officials said could bring as many as 150 new jobs to Westmoreland County. Officials this week held a groundbreaking for a 228,000 square-foot building at Commerce Crossing, the county’s newest industrial park in Sewickley Township. Chelsea Building Products paid $1.8 million to purchased the 30-acre lot in late 2023.

2 weeks ago | triblive.com | Rich Cholodofsky

A mistrial was declared Thursday in the case of a Greensburg charged with providing his nephew with a fatal dose of fentanyl-laced heroin. After more than seven hours of deliberations, a Westmoreland County jury deadlocked on the most serious of the six charges against Michael Rebosky, 59. Prosecutors said Christopher Rebosky, 38, of Ohio died in October 2021 from an overdose after spending a drug-filled night with his uncle, when the two men used cocaine before they shared fentanyl-laced heroin.

2 weeks ago | triblive.com | Rich Cholodofsky

A private club in Monessen is being sued over claims that failed security led to a member’s injuries last month. Amir Reid, address unknown, contends the Monessen Elks Oaky Lodge No. 697 knowingly served an intoxicated guest and failed to act when he brandished a firearm during a fight outside the Knox Avenue club. Police said Jamont Anthony Minnie, 34, of Monessen and fired at least one shot on March 20 that struck Reid in the arm.