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 ...

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 ...

It’s 6 o’clock at night, and inside East Boston’s Central Park Lanes, the late-summer air is heavy and humid. Pulling a handkerchief from his pocket, Nunzio “Nunny” Celona wipes his forehead as he ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Freshly-oiled and restored lanes are some of the upgrades that can be found at Harvard Lanes, which reopened on June 4 under a new name and management. PHOTO COURTESY OF HARVARD LANES The former 204 ...

Tonight, we head to Exeter Bowling Lanes where the owner has kept the candlepin destination rolling since the 80's and likes to do business the old-fashioned way. He grew up with a bowling ball in ...

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 ...