Nov. 15, 2024 /
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JEROME – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset) joined state and local officials, veterans and community members to dedicate a bridge on East Campus Avenue over U.S. Route 219 in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, in honor of Tec 5 Kenneth J. Newcomer.
Nov. 13, 2024 /
![Metzgar to Designate Kenneth J. Newcomer Memorial Bridge in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County]()
WHAT: The bridge on East Campus Avenue over U.S. Route 219 in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, will be designated as the Kenneth J. Newcomer Memorial Bridge. Newcomer, a Jerome native, was killed in action on Oct. 9, 1944, in Belgium.
Nov. 01, 2024 /
CAIRNBROOK – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset) joined state and local officials, veterans and community members to dedicate a bridge in honor of Seaman 1st Class Raymond Kozik, a Somerset County native who gave his life in service to his country during World War II. The bridge, carrying State Route 1016 (McGregor Avenue) over Dark Shade Creek in Shade Township, will now be known as the Seaman 1st Class Raymond Kozik Memorial Bridge.
Oct. 31, 2024 /
![Metzgar to Hold Ceremony to Officially Name Bridge in Honor of Seaman 1st Class Raymond Kozik]()
WHAT: Rep. Carl Walker Metzger (R-Somerset) will lead a ceremony to unveil a sign designating the bridge on McGregor Avenue over Dark Shade Creek in Cairnbrook, Somerset County, in memory of Raymond Kozik. Kozik, a Cairnbrook native and seaman 1st class, was killed in action while serving in the Pacific Ocean aboard the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945.
Oct. 01, 2024 /
![Metzgar to Designate Staff Sgt. William Will Memorial Bridge in Allegheny Township, Somerset County]()
WHAT: The bridge on State Route 1015 over the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River in Allegheny Township, Somerset County, will be designated as the Staff Sergeant William Will Memorial Bridge. Will, a Glassport native, was killed in action during the Vietnam War on July 5, 1966.
Sep. 26, 2024 /
![Metzgar Opposes Allegheny Mountain Realignment Project - Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission moving forward with plan]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) announced, despite repeated opposition by the public, that the agency is entering into a four-year preliminary engineering stage for a project that would put a 1,000 foot cut through the Allegheny Mountain near the existing Turnpike tunnels.
Apr. 18, 2024 /
![More than $13 Million Dedicated to Improve Broadband Access in Somerset County]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset) and Sen. Pat Stefano (R- Bedford/Fayette/Somerset/Westmoreland) announced that Somerset County fiber infrastructure received a $13.3 million boost in federal funding from the Pennsylvania Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP). The funding would be used to increase broadband throughout the county by constructing fiber optic networks.
Mar. 26, 2024 /
![Nearly $1.1 Million in Grant Funding Allocated to Somerset County]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset) and Sen. Pat Stefano (R-Bedford/Fayette/Somerset/Westmoreland) announced the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) approved nearly $1.1 million in grants for three Somerset County projects.
Dec. 19, 2023 /
![Millions in Grant Funding Awarded to Somerset County]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset) and Sen. Pat Stefano (R-Bedford/Fayette/Somerset/Westmoreland) announced the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) awarded more than $2 million in grants toward four Somerset County projects.
Dec. 08, 2023 /
![PHMC Grant Funds Awarded to Local Historical Society, Says Metzgar]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset) announced today the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) has awarded $4,000 in funding to the Historical and Genealogical Society of Somerset County, Inc.
Oct. 25, 2023 /
![Warner, Grimm Krupa Host Policy Committee Hearing to Discuss Broadband, Cell Coverage Concerns for Fayette County, Rural PA]()
LEMONT FURNACE – Ongoing efforts to improve broadband and cellphone coverage for rural areas across the Commonwealth was the focus of a House Republican Policy Committee hearing Tuesday in Fayette County. The hearing was hosted by Reps. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette) and Charity Grimm Krupa (R-Fayette), along with committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington).
Oct. 05, 2023 /
![Metzgar’s Bill Criminalizing Illicit Xylazine Possession Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – In an effort to ensure animal sedatives are used for their intended purposes, Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset) announced his bill, which would criminalize illicit possession of xylazine with a veterinary use exemption, passed the House by a 169-34 vote.
Sep. 28, 2023 /
![Metzgar to Host Second Illegible License Plate Replacement Event Oct. 19]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset) announced he will be hosting a second free license illegible plate replacement event on Thursday, Oct. 19, from 4-6 p.m. at his Somerset district office, located at 1808 N. Center Ave., Suite 200, in Somerset.
Sep. 22, 2023 /
![Somerset County Mine Reclamation Project Awarded Funding, Says Metzgar, Stefano]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset) and Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) announced that a project for Shade Creek is receiving a portion of $38.76 million in funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) 2023 Abandoned Mine Lands and Acid Mine Drainage (AML/AMD) Grant Program.
Sep. 15, 2023 /
![Public Input Requested for Broadband Expansion Program, Says Metzgar]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset), House Republican designee to the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA), announced today that the authority is asking for public input after it drafted its first volume of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.
Sep. 13, 2023 /
![Republicans Unveil Legislation to Combat Deadly Tranq Epidemic]()
HARRISBURG- Legislators will soon introduce a package of bills to combat the deadly “Tranq” drug epidemic destroying lives throughout the Commonwealth.
Aug. 10, 2023 /
![Massive Statewide Broadband Expansion Plan Approved, Says Metzgar]()
HARRISBURG – A multi-year plan key to securing more than $1 billion in federal resources to expand broadband access to hundreds of thousands of locations across the Commonwealth was unanimously approved by the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority today.
Aug. 10, 2023 /
![Reminder: Metzgar to Host Illegible License Plate Replacement Event Aug. 16]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset) is reminding residents that he will be hosting a free illegible license plate replacement event on Wednesday, Aug. 16, from 4-6 p.m.
Jul. 19, 2023 /
![Salisbury Borough Awarded Low-Interest Loan, Says Metzgar]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset) announced today that that the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) awarded an $877,000 low-interest loan to Salisbury Borough to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant.
May. 31, 2023 /
![Metzgar Announces New District Office Location]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset) announced his original district office, located at 301 Georgian Place in Somerset, will be closed tomorrow, May 31, for moving. The new location, 1808 N. Center Ave., Suite 200 in Somerset, is between Walmart and Lowe’s.