The Papa Gino's at Cobb Corner in Stoughton also closed.

BROCKTON — One of three Papa Gino’s locations in the city, as well as one D'Angelo sandwich shop, was abruptly and unexpectedly shuttered along with dozens of other locations across New England Sunday.

The pizza franchise at 897 North Montello St. was one of nearly 50 locations closed without warning, according to Enterprise media partner WCVB.

D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches, which is owned by Papa Gino's, also closed its doors at 739 Belmont St.

The two other Papa Gino’s locations in Brockton (885 Belmont St. and 675 Crescent St.) remain open. But the pizza shop on Brockton’s north side, at the intersection of North Montello and Howard streets, wasn’t as lucky. A call to the store was met with an automated message saying: “This restaurant is now permanently closed."

The same message was received from the D'Angelo on Belmont Street.

Just how many Papa Gino's and D'Angelo locations have closed across New England remains unclear — the company had not made a public statement or issued any type of press release by Sunday afternoon. There was also no mention of the closings on its active Facebook page, where it encouraged customers Sunday to order up for the Patriots-Packers game.

The Papa Gino's location at Cobb Corner in Stoughton (115 Sharon St.), as well as the one in Mansfield, also closed unexpectedly. News of the closings seemed to come as a surprise to the employees.

"I showed up for my shift this morning to find that same sign on our door," said Kesley Sullivan, who worked at the now-closed Mansfield location. "I was told to reapply to other locations."

The Dedham-based Papa Gino’s company previously boasted about 150 stores across New England. On Sunday, its website showed only 97.

Locations in Easton (594 Washington St.), Bridgewater (233 Broad St.), Raynham (Route 44), Whitman (674 Bedford St.) and Stoughton (319 Washington St.) remain open.

Papa Gino's began in East Boston in 1961 as Piece O' Pizza before changing its name in 1968 and expanding throughout New England. The company also owns D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches.

Material from WCVB was used in this report.