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 ...

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 ...

At candlepin’s peak around the 1960s, Parrella estimates there were 250 alleys across the region, with the majority in Massachusetts. The game hasn’t expanded beyond New England, other than parts of ...

When you live in New England and you hear the word ‘bowling,’ there’s usually been no debate about what that means. Around here, bowling is traditionally assumed to mean candlepin, whereas ...

Candlepin bowling originated in Wooster, Massachusetts, in the 1880s. ... By Sharrock’s estimate, half of the bowlers in the current league have a background in 10-pin bowling.

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.

Worcester’s last candlepin bowling alley will close after six decades in business, marking the end to a pastime that was invented in the city in the 1880s, owner Nick Andreson said Tuesday ...

So did candlepin bowling. Now, Harvard Lanes is open again and future prospects are looking up. In a recent interview, the new owner talked about his plans to take what’s there […] ...