The candlepin lanes are open to members only. Worcester was once home to over a dozen candlepin alleys. Candlepin bowling was invented in 1880 in Worcester. WORCESTER ― After the Museum of Worcester ...

HARVARD – When Jim Shook bought the Harvard Lanes in January, the longtime candlepin bowling business at 204 Ayer Road faced an uncertain future. So did candlepin bowling. Now, Harvard Lanes is open ...

WORCESTER – The Museum of Worcester is celebrating 150 years, and one of their featured exhibits showcases the city's storied ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - If you’re traveling through New England and you stop to bowl, you may notice a difference in the pins, depending on the place. We’re turning to the experts to learn the ...

When 24 teams from the Northeast and Canada come to Boutwell’s Bowling Center in Concord this week for an international competition, they’ll be playing at the biggest candlepin bowling arena in the ...

It’s 6 o’clock at night, and inside East Boston’s Central Park Lanes, the late-summer air is heavy and humid. Pulling a handkerchief from his pocket, Nunzio “Nunny” Celona wipes his forehead as he ...

The opening of American Flatbread on Saturday marks the return of a public candlepin center to the city where the sport was invented. PHOTO COURTESY OF AMERICAN FLATBREAD After a five-year hiatus, ...

WORCESTER ― "Three sports were invented right here: basketball, volleyball and candlepin bowling," said Vanessa Bumpus, exhibit coordinator at the Worcester Historical Museum. And while volleyball and ...

As newer businesses are looking to bring new life into the Worcester-invented pastime of candlepin bowling, the Worcester Historical Museum will open a new exhibit on Dec. 13 to look back at the sport ...

A Massachusetts nurse recently set a record in the world of candlepin bowling. Jenny Rowe, of Franklin, broke the woman’s record-high score of 207 set in 2001 during her Tuesday night bowling league ...