RED SOX REACH OUT TO LOCAL NEIGHBORS ON BALLPARK TALKS

          The Red Sox have told community groups that they will
     "seek their input before finalizing plans for a new Fenway
     Park," according to Meg Vaillancourt of the BOSTON GLOBE. 
     The team met members of five Fenway organizations this week
     and agreed to "work with the groups and try to address their
     concerns up front" rather than unveiling the plans for the
     new ballpark and then seeking reaction from the community
     afterwards.  Fenway Community Development Corp. Exec Dir
     Carl Koechlin: "It's our sense that the team is very serious
     about negotiating with us" (BOSTON GLOBE, 4/16).