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 ...

Forty years ago at a now-defunct alley in Westfield, Semb bowled a 245 (out of 300) — the highest score in the history of candlepin bowling. His record, which included a remarkable seven ...

It was also the year that Ernest Z. Sawyer Jr. opened Sawyer’s Bowladrome in Northborough Center.

WORCESTER ― "Three sports were invented right here: basketball, volleyball and candlepin bowling," said Vanessa Bumpus, exhibit coordinator at the Worcester Historical Museum. And while ...

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 ...

Brooke Andresen of East Islip gestures after making a strike in a doubles game during the Suffolk girls bowling singles and doubles tournament on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Credit: Neil Miller ...

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.

Chris Rinaldi of Whitman gets ready to roll during the Suffolk boys bowling singles and doubles tournament on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at Bowlero in Sayville. Credit: James Escher Alexander ...