Candlepin bowling is native to Massachusetts, born in Worcester in 1880, according to the International Candlepin Bowling Association, or ICBA, website.The game was invented by Justin White, says ...

With a few exceptions, you can only find candlepin bowling alleys in New England and Canada’s Maritime provinces. Here's a look at the history of the sport's unique regional rise and why it hasn ...

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 ...

Though candlepin bowling used to be a New England institution, the last alley closed in Worcester in 2020. "Candlepin is such a great family sport, friends. We want leagues to come back.

First played in Worcester, Massachusetts around 1880, candlepin bowling is usually credited to the genius of local billiards parlor and bowling center owner Justin P. White, and his friends Jack ...

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 ...

From its heydey in the 1950s, when candlepin bowling was offered in as many as 5,000 bowling alleys in the U.S., often alongside 10-pin and duckpin bowling, it has contracted to a niche that isn ...

When we hear the term ‘bowling’, most of us think of what is known as ten-pin bowling, yet this is only one of the many variations. Candlepin bowling — so called because of the distinctive ...

His average in league play this year at the Colonial Bowling Center on Mill Street in Worcester is 124. Packard’s best happened in 2009 when he finished the year averaging 130.

Saturday marks National Bowling Day, meaning there’s no better time to look back on one of New England’s favorite sports. “To us in New England, we just say bowling. Bowling is candlepin ...

Well-known candlepin bowling alley to close after 34 years The owners of Vacationland in Saco say increased competition and changing tastes led to the difficult decision. Posted September 18, 2017 ...