BETHLEHEM-It seemed as if nearly half the town turned out at the Board of Selectmen meeting Tuesday to hear a presentation from Ed Mankoski of Thomaston on a proposed recreation park for foster children on Munger Lane.

The Morgan Hill Planning Commission, mayor and City Council must reconsider current recommended plans to develop the Southeastern Quadrant as a Sports-Recreation-Leisure (SRL) Theme District.

What happened: The board agreed Monday to set up a committee that will devise an agreement for dividing registration fees for youth sports between the Hope Mills Parks and Recreation Department and the Hope Mills Youth Association.

School Superintendent Peter Schafer is confident that come September, freshman and junior varsity athletics will remain a part of the school's curriculum. Recent School Department budget woes have led to talk of eliminating those programs. "We're not g

 The three public golf courses in the city run by the Rochester Parks and Recreation Department remain open as late fall creeps toward winter. "They've pulled the flags (on the greens), but they're still open," said Leif Erickson, the director of gol