People looking to snag alcohol on the way to a Thanksgiving gathering will discover that "blue laws" in Massachusetts block alcohol sales on Turkey Day.

Boston city officials and partners distributed thousands of donated turkeys and meals ahead of Thanksgiving, and more resources are available for those in need, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Monday morning.

The FAA says it expects this will be the busiest Thanksgiving holiday travel season in 15 years with Tuesday being the most traveled day during this stretch.

Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) said it expects about one million passengers to take flights in and out of Boston during the Thanksgiving<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Boston is in for a holiday week of mixed weather, with some warmer temperatures and rain preceding a chilly and dry Thanksgiving Day, according to National Weather Service forecasts.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, today is expected to be the single busiest flying day of the Thanksgiving travel stretch. The agency says this year could mark the heaviest holiday air travel in 15 years.

Around lunchtime on Tuesday, top city officials, TD Garden representatives, and volunteers served 800 pounds of turkey and 600 pounds of stuffing, among other fixings, to lines of thankful people, many of whom were bused in from local shelters.

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With Thanksgiving right around the corner, local nonprofit leaders, volunteers and the NBA's Shabazz Napier showed up to deliver food, essentials and holiday cheer to hundreds of families Sunday afternoon.