You might find yourself in a bind if you need to purchase adult beverages in New Jersey on Thanksgiving. Here’s why.

Eduardo Escobedo, a convicted drug trafficker affiliated with the Sinaloa cartel, was killed last Thanksgiving in Los Angeles. Now his son is running the family's restaurant business and learning about his father's hidden life working with the infamous El Chapo.

The holiday coincides with an artic blast that will plunge temperatures to 15- 25 degrees below average in the Great Lakes region and will bring rain to the East Coast, including New Jersey, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in an advisory.

Thanksgiving will be a washout across most of New Jersey, but conditions will rapidly improve over the course of the holiday weekend.

If you still need to plan your long weekend, figure out travel or keep up on he news of the day, we have you covered.