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, ...

WORCESTER — Candlepin bowling has always been right up Worcester's alley. For one thing, according to many accounts the sport was invented in Worcester in 1880 by Justin "Pop" White, the owner of a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hidden at the end of a narrow alleyway in the quaint town of Shelburne Falls – most recently featured in The Holdovers starring Paul Giamatti – lies an unusual business that’s barely changed since its ...

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 ...

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: ...

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 ...

On Aug. 2, the Portland Sea Dogs baseball team will adorn the name "Candlepins" in a game presented by Big 20 Bowling Center.