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 ...
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As players of the sport will likely tell you, candlepin bowling, the style specific to New England and the Canadian Maritimes, is much more difficult than ten-pin bowling. Ten-pin has big, 10-pound, 8 ...
WORCESTER — According to the most recent figures, there are 331,002,651 people living in the United States. Susan Mara Bregman is one of about 331,000,651 who have never rolled a strike in candlepin ...
New England is rife with unique traditions and entertainment— from munching on Fluffernutter sandwiches to belting out “Sweet Caroline” to sporting duck boots, rain or shine. But while many of our ...
WOBURN (CBS) – At Woburn Bowladrome, the sounds you hear aren't just pins crashing. There's laughter and cheers on a regular basis as well. Candlepin bowling, with roots in New England, is a draw for ...
Ernest Sawyer, a lifelong resident of Northborough who operated a candlepin bowling center in the town for seven decades, passed away at age 96 on Sunday following a period of declining health. Sawyer ...