Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
The pending closure of the Super Steel Schenectady plant in April will represent the largest loss of jobs in Schenectady County in five years and will be felt through the Capital Region, local officials said.
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