HAVERHILL — Ask any candlepin bowler and they’ll tell you it’s not easy to get a strike. It’s even more difficult if you can’t see the pins and you’ve slowed down a bit due to age. So ...

Candlepin bowling's invention is typically credited to Justin White, ... 245, was first achieved back in 1984 by Ralph Semb of Erving, a feat duplicated in 2011 by Haverhill's Chris Sargent.

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 ...

For a time, it was even must-see TV. Channel 5’s “Candlepin Bowling,” hosted by Don Gillis and, earlier, ... Joseph Moreau of Methuen bowls at Academy Lanes in Haverhill.

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 ...

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 ...

Mar. 14—HAVERHILL — Ask any candlepin bowler and they'll tell you it's not easy to get a strike. It's even more difficult if you can't see the pins and you've slowed down a bit due to age. So ...