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 ...

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 ...

BREWER, Maine (WABI) - 72-year-old identical twins Robert and Ronald Carter have been coming to Bangor Brewer Lanes from Orrington since 1967. They were both diagnosed with hereditary spastic ...

ELLSWORTH, Maine — Pins are crashing. Bowling balls are rolling. Funkytown is playing on the stereo. It's a typical Saturday afternoon in November at "D'Amanda's," a candlepin bowling alley and arcade ...

BREWER, Maine (WABI) - Maine Sports Hall of Famer Charlie Milan, the “King of Candlepin Bowling” recently passed away at 86. Milan’s legacy as a bowler and builder of the sport was matched by his ...

When we hear the term ‘bowling’, most of us think of what is known as ten-pin bowling, yet this is only one of the many variations. Candlepin bowling — so called because of the distinctive pin shape — ...

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 ...

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 ...

When 24 teams from the Northeast and Canada come to Boutwell’s Bowling Center in Concord this week for an international competition, they’ll be playing at the biggest candlepin bowling arena in the ...

At the corner of Springfield Pike and Worthington Avenue sits the Wyoming Civic Center. The building is an ideal space for wedding receptions and various other social events. But a walk downstairs to ...