Beachgoers mill around Old Orchard Beach in July 1972. (Portland Press Herald photo courtesy Portland Public Library Special Collections and Archives) Crowds at Old Orchard Beach in early August 1975.

OLD ORCHARD BEACH (WGME) -- If you’re heading to Old Orchard Beach tonight, expect some traffic changes on Old Orchard Street. Police are shutting down Old Orchard Street after several fights ...

Keith Willett, the lifeguard captain at Old Orchard Beach, said this year his lifeguard team is almost at full staff. If it fills up, he said, it would be the first time in five years they have ...