Candlepin bowling — so called because of the distinctive pin shape — has been around since 1880, yet is mostly played within the US New England and Canadian Maritime provinces.

The region is the birthplace of candlepin bowling – invented in 1880 in Worcester, Massachusetts – and pretty much the only place the sport is played (as well as in neighboring parts of Canada).

St. Cyr won the state women’s singles championship in 2013, then followed that with a mixed doubles title and a team championship in 2014.

“I find it very funny when people say candlepin versus traditional bowling,” Maddy said. “For us, this is traditional bowling.” There are some key differences between candlepin and 10-pin.

A Massachusetts nurse recently set a record in the world of candlepin bowling. Jenny Rowe, of Franklin, broke the woman’s record-high score of 207 set in 2001 during her Tuesday night bowling ...

TRESSA VERSTEEG, BYLINE: It's a Saturday afternoon at D'Amanda's, a candlepin bowling alley in Ellsworth, Maine. It may sound like classic tenpin, but it's not.

WORCESTER – One-hundred-forty years after a city billiards hall is credited with creating the sport, the last candlepin bowling hall in Worcester has closed its doors. Colonial Bowling Center on ...

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.