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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, overlooking Polar Park in the Canal District ...

After buying the site for $800,000 in March 2024, the new owner of Bayberry Bowling Center in Spencer has put the center back on the market. Current owner Joshua Sundberg is not interested in selling ...

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 ...

‘Strikes, Spares & Deadwood,’ a new exhibition on display through March, is a compelling reminder that candlepin, which originated in Worcester, was once king ERVING — On a recent weekday afternoon, ...