Dina Shanker

Dawes cites the ability of workers to move up within a factory as one of the reasons that closures like this are a loss to the community.

Dawes cites the ability of workers to move up within a factory as one of the reasons that closures like this are a loss to the community.

Campbell says 49 jobs will be affected when the factory shuts down in April.

Campbell says 49 jobs will be affected when the factory shuts down in April.

The company said it's moving operations to more modern, efficient facilities in Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

The company said it's moving operations to more modern, efficient facilities in Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

The news is also a personal loss for Dawes, who still calls Cape Cod home.

The news is also a personal loss for Dawes, who still calls Cape Cod home.

I will admit it hit me pretty hard.

I will admit it hit me pretty hard.

My father passed away a number of years ago.

My father passed away a number of years ago.

And there was just something about, you know, every time I would drive by that plant and smell the potato chips cooking, it just felt like a little piece of home.

And there was just something about, you know, every time I would drive by that plant and smell the potato chips cooking, it just felt like a little piece of home.

And when I found out that it was closing, you know, it did feel a little bit like losing like that kind of last piece of my dad.

And when I found out that it was closing, you know, it did feel a little bit like losing like that kind of last piece of my dad.

Dawes won't see the factory where she grew up continue on.

Dawes won't see the factory where she grew up continue on.

But she says every time she smells a freshly fried slice of potato,

But she says every time she smells a freshly fried slice of potato,