The Independence Day parade — complete with floats, costumes and a kazoo band — brought hundreds of people to the seaside village nestled in Old Orchard Beach on Friday.
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Families flock to Ocean Park for Fourth of July celebration and parade
Hundreds lined the parade route waving flags and wearing red, white and blue in a celebration of America’s birthday.
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Residents help clean up Ocean Park marsh
Lifetime “Ocean Parker’s” helped to clean up the marsh after the historic flood of the storms this fall/winter. They have removed lawnmowers, plastic bins, garbage barrels — nything that was outside and not attached to something ended up in the marsh during the storms. Resident pictured from left are: Don Hill, Charlie Walker, Jon Wells, […]
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In photos: Families dig Ocean Park’s sand sculpture contest
The 37th annual competition inspires the creation of giant feet, a lobster piloting a chariot and a UFO.
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Obituary: Elisabeth K. Ward
OCEAN PARK – Elisabeth K. Ward, 73, resident of the Pines in Ocean Park and formerly of Old Orchard Beach, passed away at the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough on Jan. 8, 2023. She was born Sept. 4, 1949, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of Marion Ward and Max Kronstein. A resident of New […]
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Obituary: Steven L. Belanger
OCEAN PARK — Steven Lewis Belanger, 58, of Ocean Park, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at The Lodges Care Center in Springvale. Steven was born on October 28, 1963, a son of Roland and Marjorie (Blackadar) Belanger. He grew up and was educated in the Wethersfield, Connecticut school system, and graduated from Wethersfield High School, […]
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Obituary: Nancy J. Andrews, 1940-2022
OCEAN PARK — Nancy J. Andrews. 81, of Ocean Park, ME, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at the Southridge Rehabilitation and Living Center in Biddeford, ME. Nancy was born on November 16, 1940 in Melrose, MA, to Thomas and Janice (Cross) Fellows, the oldest of three daughters. Nancy attended Melrose schools and […]
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Writers to gather at country’s older writing conference
The 81st Writers Conference at Ocean Park, the oldest continuously run writers conference in the nation, will be held starting at 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 8 and continuing through noon on Friday, Aug. 12. Registration at the door is $250. Preregister at $230 or register before July 1 at $215. Attendees are weeklong participants. […]
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Ocean Park man publishes memoir
OCEAN PARK — David Florig’s first book, “A Life of Dates,” was released on March 5. David Florig grew up and lived in South Jersey until his retirement to Ocean Park. During his career, Florig was a lawyer and the executive director of two nonprofits. He is a member of the Maine Writers & Publishers […]