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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
As newer businesses are looking to bring new life into the Worcester-invented pastime of candlepin bowling, the Worcester Historical Museum will open a new exhibit on Dec. 13 to look back at the sport ...