As the trees burned, those gathered balanced anxieties over the future with dreams of a bright new year: sharing goals of ...

With 450 people slated to run into the ocean on New Year's Day, Old Orchard Beach fire Chief John Gilboy had been keeping a close eye on the surf. As the start of the annual Lobster Dip to benefit ...

But with more miles of coastline than California, Maine's sprawling ... at Palace Playland or watch a comedy show at the Old Orchard Beach Pier after dining at one of the area's seafood restaurants.

Here’s a guide to Maine’s biggest tourist traps and what you should do instead. Old Orchard Beach is often touted ... favorites like Beal’s Lobster Pier in Southwest Harbor or Thurston ...

31—OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Scott Eccleston left ... A thick plume of smoke floated over the pier. The beach air filled with a mix of burning pine, ocean breeze and the scent of frying kettle ...