Andover Community Pulls Together To Help Business Affected By The Merrimack Valley Explosions
ANDOVER (CBS) – An Andover business owner said he's overwhelmed by the generosity of his community.
Rick Pezzano's pizza place – King's Pizza – had been doing a bustling business until the Merrimack Valley gas explosions shut down the Bartley Street business last September.
Pezzano said that he struggled to get his sales going again.
The family that runs the UPS store next door to King's Pizza posted on social media that their business neighbor needed some help, and people started pouring into the pizza shop.
"I'm not rich. I never wanted to get rich. I put everything I had into the place," Pezzano said. "Hey, I make it, I make it. But, yeah, this has been phenomenal for us. I'm really happy. I'm happy to have my business in Andover where everybody really pulls together and cares for each other."
Pezzano said King's Pizza is not out of the woods yet, but he's grateful for the kindness of his community.