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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ELLSWORTH, Maine — Pins are crashing. Bowling balls are rolling. Funkytown is playing on the stereo. It's a typical Saturday afternoon in November at "D'Amanda's," a candlepin bowling alley and arcade ...

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 ...

A picture by local photographer George Cocaine of a candlepin bowling alley in the mid-1900s hangs in the Worcester Historical Museum's exhibit. New England has a lot of unique, quirky customs: ...

Developer Tony Molina has refurbished the former Brian's Bowlaway in Gardner, now known as Gardner Candlepin Bowling, with a total investment of $200,000 and the help of manager Bob Marion.

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 ...

Twenty-four teams from around New England and Canada are headed to Boutwell’s Bowling Center in Concord this weekend. Boutwell’s is the host site for the 17th annual Candlepin Mixed Worlds tournament, ...

The Worcester Historical Museum is opening an exhibit detailing the history of a sport that originated in Massachusetts’ second-largest city — candlepin bowling. The exhibit is the result of a ...