Charlotte Hall News

In order to ensure that Charlotte Hall in Maryland remains a comfortable and safe residence for veterans the Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded more than $3.7 million to expand the emergency generator at the state-run facility.

Staff photo by JEFF NEWMAN Waldorf resident Ivan Sherard takes notes while speaking to Alan Crawley, a veterans employment representative at the Waldorf office of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, at the veterans outreach event Saturday at the American Legion post in La Plata.

Staff photo by EMILY BARNES Henry E. Lackey High School students Anthony Queen, 16, left, Ajeh Williams, 18, Stephanie Thornton, 16, and Ja'Wuan Martin-Cooper, 17, work to determine the type of tree that they are looking at.

"Our federal-state partnership helps provide quality housing in a caring community for Maryland Veterans who have served their country," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki.