How Does Your Garden Grow?

Today is Monday, June 27. Here are five things you need to know today.

1. When the hometown team wins, we drink. But that doesn’t mean we get violent, so says a new report from the Boston Public Health Commission. Spurred by the destruction witnessed in Vancouver following the Canucks’ loss, the health commission looked at hospital data during Boston’s sports celebrations. The analysis shows the number of alcohol-related visits to the ER “notably increases” during a victory parade celebration, but the number of assault-related ER visits shows no change. This is interesting. The report showed that the Bruins parade on June 18 generated the most alcohol-related hospital visits (46), followed by 45 during the 2008 parade for the Celts. The 2007 parade after the Sox won the World Series generated the fewest alcohol-related ER visits with 20. Want to read more about the report? Click here.

2. All that said, the state police will be holding a sobriety checkpoint somewhere in Suffolk County on between this Thursday and Friday. Don’t drink and drive, you know, ever. But especially not this week.

3. I got this email from the Charlestown Nursery School last week and it’s worth sharing. Kevin Kelly and family donated two large boxes of DVDs to the Any group can borrow them to host family movie nights this summer. The Book Nook is at 55 Bunker Hill Street, if you’re interested in organizing an event.

4. And how does your garden grow? Very nicely, according to the sampling . The mayor’s having a garden contest – and everyone is eligible to enter. I’ve attached an entry form to the story – you can download the PDF for details. Deadline to submit is July 15. Prizes will be awarded in a number of categories.

5. We're in for some proper summer weather today: Sunny with a high near 82. Enjoy.

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