Campus Living

Which expenses can be covered with funds from a 529 college savings plan? Which ones aren't covered? I'm a parent. - H.K., via the Internet Named for Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, it is a qualified tuition plan whose withdrawals can only be used to pay for higher-education expenses. "Basic expenses covered are tuition, mandatory fees, books, supplies, equipment required by the institution and, if the student is at least half-time, it can also cover room and board," said Joseph Hurley, a certified public accountant and chief executive officer of Savingforcollege.

David Widows describes the Village of Cross Keys as "an oasis within Baltimore city limits." It's a point that probably very few would care to argue.Others compare the neighborhood -- it was James Rouse's original planned urban community -- to a small college campus.Purchased from the Baltimore Country Club in 1962 by the Rouse Co., the 73-acre community today encompasses nine condominium buildings and an upscale shopping area, and it is the business address for a variety of physicians and other professionals.

Names in the newsNamed director: Pamela Burke of Crofton has been named director of medical management services for Senior Campus Living's retirement communities in Maryland and Michigan, and those being developed along the East Coast.Pub Date: 1/27/98

Chesapeake Court, a six-story, 155-unit building, opened this month at the Oak Crest Village Retirement Community in Parkville.It is the fourth and final addition to Oak Crest's Town Center neighborhood and is available for immediate occupancy, according to Senior Campus Living, developers of the village.SCL is the same firm that built and manages the 110-acre Charlestown retirement community in Catonsville that houses nearly 2,500 senior citizens.A new skilled-nursing facility at the village called the "Care Center" is under construction and is scheduled to open by June.

A pizza kit manufacturer, a cellular phone networker, a retirement community developer and seven other executives won Maryland's Entrepreneur of the Year awards last night.The 10 winners, announced at a banquet at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore, move on to the national competition.Forty-one U.S. cities hold the annual entrepreneur competition, which Ernst & Young, Inc. magazine and Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc. sponsor.Winners were chosen in nine categories:* Real Estate: John C. Erickson, president of Senior Campus Living, founded the Baltimore-based company in 1979.

New positions* Senior Campus Living, a life care retirement community operator, has appointed Edward V. Meeks, a 24-year personnel administration veteran, as director of human resources. The graduate of St. Mary's Seminary and George Washington University was formerly with the Trinity Assembly of God Church, McCormick & Co. and Stewart & Co.* Jos. A. Bank Clothiers named Skip Briggs senior vice president, retail stores. He joined the Baltimore-based clothing maker and retailer as a vice president, charged with starting the firm's catalog store division.

In Baltimore CountyGlendening appoints 2 women to posts on circuit, district courtsANNAPOLIS -- Gov. Parris N. Glendening yesterday appointed two lawyers to judgeships on county courts.Kathleen Cox, a litigator and partner with Venable Baetjer and Howard, was named to the Circuit Court, succeeding Judge Alfred Brennan, who retired. Cox, a 1979 graduate of the University of Notre Dame School of Law, also worked as a federal public defender for several years.Vicki Ballou Watts, a lawyer with experience in personal injury, criminal, traffic and family law, was named to a District Court vacancy created by the retirement of Judge John H. Garmer.

In Baltimore County Grand jury indicts man on charge of indecent exposure TOWSON -- A Baltimore County grand jury indicted a Chase man this week on charges of indecent exposure, possessing child pornography and soliciting minors to engage in sex. The charges against Stephen Harris, 49, of the 6900 block of Circle Road stem from an alleged incident in which two 11-year-old girls were approached on the playground of Fullerton Elementary School...

In Baltimore CityCecil Elementary wins third library reading awardThe Enoch Pratt Free Library awarded its Director's Cup trophy last week for the city school with the highest participation in its "Catch the Reading Wave" summer reading program, and the winner was Cecil Elementary School -- again and again.While Cecil was winning for the third straight year, runners-up were Highlandtown, Eutaw-Marshburn, Harford Heights and Thomas G. Hayes elementaries.Nearly 12,000 children signed up for the nine-week program at libraries, PAL and recreation centers, and SuperKids camp sites (a 25 percent increase over 1998)