OLD ORCHARD BEACH – A long-time pizza restaurant and fixture in Old Orchard Beach has closed its doors.

Ocean Pizza, located at 2 Ocean Park Road, announced on its Facebook page that the last day of operation was Sunday, Oct. 14. State records list the owner of the restaurant as Pamela Given.

Given wrote on Facebook that the restaurant had been open for 28 years.

“It is bittersweet. We have always considered our customers family. I am looking forward to spending time with my grandchildren, playing in my garden and cooking meals for my family in my home kitchen,” she wrote.

She thanked her customers for their support.

“My love for cooking still remains and you may hear from me small scale in the future, but for now I am going to enjoy some down time,” she wrote.

The owner of the property is listed in the York County Registry of Deeds as Ocean Pizza, Inc.

At last week’s Town Council meeting, Town Manager Larry Mead said that taxes on the property had been outstanding for several years, and the owner had been making incremental payments to the town on its tax debt.

A buyer had been found for the property, Mead said, and with the Town Council’s authorization, was going to pay the town nearly $28,600, which includes the current year taxes as well as back taxes owed and accumulated interest.

The property was listed in a recent real estate ad with an asking price of $460,000. The listing said the lot size is one-half acre and the property has a nearly 1,900-square-foot gross leasable area. The property has restaurant space on the first floor and two year-round apartments on the second floor.

— Staff Writer Liz Gotthelf can be contacted at 780-9015 or egotthelf@journaltribune.com.