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** @ 53 Merrimack St. +1941+
** c/o Carlo Cavallero @ 56 Merrimack St. 1935-1941+
*** Cavallero and his family were saved in Italy, but associated with a denom. church in Methuen, and invited Rocco Cappiello initially, then C. Patrizio & L. Rosania pitched a gospel tent in the summer of 1935, a hall was opened in Oct. 1935. Then in Aug. 1936, F. Carboni & G. Johnston pitched a tent. Leonard Netti moved to the area from Orange, NJ and the assembly was started Jan. 21, 1937, and built their own hall which opened on Mar. 10, 1942.
* [[Methuen Meeting Room, MA]] (EB) +1889+
===Suffolk County===
====Boston====
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/732856931 Newspapers.com] 1925-12-19 article from the Brantford Expositor referencing a find of some PB of 140 sheets of previously undiscovered Shakespearian MSS, as well as a Breeches Bible and other collectibles by a Rogers family that relocated from [[England]] to Boston, affiliated with the PB, as well as mention of a Mr. Thomas & Mr. Sumner, also PB. They buried the MSS in 1818 to protect it from a famous forger.
* [[Ashmont Street Room, MA]] (PBCC) +1959+
** @ 164 Ashmont St., Dorchester
* [[Worcester Gospel Hall, MA]] (Italian OB) 1938-1990's (OB) 1990's-'''2023+'''
** @ 183 Shrewsbury St. 1938-1941+; 167 SW Cutoff ?-present
** A hall was opened by Rocco Cappiello (who had recently moved to Worcester) in Nov. 1936 for the purposes of gospel meetings, and the assembly started on July 3, 1938. Earliest believers included Joseph Camarra (1911-1996) and his wife Antoinette Protano Camarra (1918-2002) and Antoinette's parents. According to [https://truthandtidings.com/1996/11/tidings-222 T&T], Joseph Camarra was saved in 1932 by John Dewhurst & Rocco Cappiello in gospel meetings in Methuen. Antoinette was born in Italy, emig. 1929, and saved in meetings in 1937 held by Cappiello. Joseph & Antoinette were in the assembly for the remainder of their lives.
*** Antoinette Mashia Biscotti (1902-1997) was saved during the Lord's Supper at WGH in 1960 thru Louie Rosania. 1960-1990 in the assembly.
*** Frank & Laura Quitadamo (1930-2009). Laura was saved in 1939, her parents were saved shortly before she was born and were part of the Bristol assembly. When Laura married Frank, she joined WGH then to Manchester for their final 40 years.
* [[Springfield Italian Gospel Hall, MA]] 1942+
** Italian brethren started visiting this city in 1937, and C. Patrizio & L. Rosania pitched a tent in the summer of 1939, some were saved and others "separated from denominations". Another tent was pitched the subsequent year and others were saved. On Nov. 22, 1942 the Italian assembly was started.
====Westfield====