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 ...

The rough old wood floor at Candlepin Bowling Lanes has just been replaced with a slick, state-of-the-art surface. Other than that, it’s still the Eisenhower Era in the basement of Wyoming Civic ...

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. I know ...

The first recorded mention of candlepin bowling in The Boston Globe came on March 8, 1889, when a five-man Boston team traveled to face a Worcester squad and defeated them, 1973-1951.

The bowling alley opens at 9:30 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 5 p.m. on Wednesday and 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, closing at 11 p.m. every day. Academy Lanes 725 South Main St ...

Candlepin bowling has been around since the late 1880s, and it’s played mainly in New England and eastern Canada. There are more than a dozen bowling alleys in Maine that offer candlepin but, to ...

Candlepin bowling returns to Worcester. Go candlepin bowling — in the city that invented this favorite pastime — and grab a pizza at a new American Flatbread location at The Cove in Worcester, ...

WORCESTER – The Museum of Worcester is celebrating 150 years, and one of their featured exhibits showcases the city's storied history of candlepin bowling. Candlepin bowling was first played in ...