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Republicans in Charleroi held a rally on Friday to oppose the closing of a glass plant owned by Anchor Hocking. The company announced last week that it was closing the plant, which has been an anchor of the town for more than 100 years, and moving operations to a facility in Lancaster, Ohio.
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