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Federal judge denies request to block World Kitchen plant relocation

A federal judge denied a request to temporarily block the relocation of the World Kitchen plant in Charleroi, finding there was no preliminary evidence that the move would violate antitrust laws. “The Court is sympathetic to and recognizes the significant impact that the dismantling and ...

CharleroiĢƵ Haitians express concern, surprise over outcome of election

Haitian native Evency Dorzelma admitted to being somewhat surprised by the outcome of last weekĢƵ presidential election. The former police officer and popular musician in Haiti said thatĢƵ the sentiment of many of his fellow Haitians who now call Charleroi home. “It was a stressful ...

Charleroi glass plant closing paused by court action

A federal district court granted state Attorney General Michele HenryĢƵ motion for a temporary restraining order to pause the closing of the World Kitchen plant in Charleroi. The federal courtĢƵ ruling prevents Anchor Hocking Holdings and its private equity partner, Centre Lane Partners, ...

Charleroi man charged in borough residentĢƵ fatal overdose

A Charleroi man was charged Tuesday with supplying a lethal batch of fentanyl-laced heroin to a man who ingested the drugs in June and died. Aaron M. Mitchell is facing one count of drug delivery resulting in death and other felony charges in connection with the June 18 death of Bradley Glesk ...

Charleroi glass plant closing final

Last-ditch efforts to keep a longtime glass plant in Charleroi apparently have failed, based on the contents of a letter from the parent company detailing the timeline of the shutdown. The letter from Corelle Brands LLC, dated Thursday and sent to Charleroi Mayor Gregg Doerfler, set a ...

We should welcome Haitians who ‘just want to belong’

When you see Ku Klux Klan literature from a century ago, with its exhortations that “the purity of the white blood must be maintained” and that “we must keep this a white manĢƵ country,” itĢƵ easy to feel a certain sense of moral superiority. We have, without question, traveled ...