New England takes pride in the best ice cream shops and Boston is no exception, serving up everything from inventive, small-batch varieties to the classic Hoodsie Cups

Nasto’s Ice Cream has been serving Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood “old world desserts” since 1939. For the first time in the ice cream shop’s 86-year history, it is expanding to a new location. The shop announced last week on their Instagram page that Nasto’s is planning to open a second location in Woodbridge sometime this fall at 992 St.

Wednesday’s Hometown Heroes know how sweet ice cream can be. Cubby’s Ice Cream Café in Hummelstown will host a Cones for a Cure night this Saturday. For every waffle cone purchased that evening, Cubby’s will donate $1 to the Mini-Thon held by Lower Dauphin High School,