By Liz Gotthelf, Saco Bay News, published on Jun 24, 2026
Every year, hundreds of young people from around the globe come to Old Orchard Beach and other southern Maine communities for summer employment. This summer, there are 409 international students in Old Orchard Beach through the J-1 Visa Summer Work Travel Program, and 967 total in Southern Maine from Scarborough to the southern border of the state, said Anne Randall, international student resource coordinator for the town of Old Orchard Beach.