Firefighters extinguished a fire in an oven at Maxwell’s Market on Gardiner Road in Wiscasset in the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 26, Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry said.

The Republican National Convention has come to a close with Donald Trump the undisputed presidential nominee for the GOP. Despite the protests from anti-Trump delegates that broke out on the floor July 18, the first day of the convention, the convention ended with the party unifying behind the chosen candidate, said Barbara Campbell Harvey, secretary of the Maine Republican Party.

The Bremen Board of Selectmen set the mil rate for 2016 during a meeting Thursday, July 21.

The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen upheld its decision to deny Inn Along the Way tax-exempt status for a portion of its 31-acre property Wednesday, July 20.

More than 80 farms throughout the state of Maine opened their barn doors to the public for Open Farm Day on Sunday, July 24. The annual event gives the public an opportunity to learn about agriculture, tour local farms, and enjoy fun activities ranging from pony rides to blueberry picking to alpaca wool spinning lessons.

A proposed cellphone tower that would provide new and improved coverage for several areas of Whitefield is heading for a public hearing, following the submission of what Whitefield Planning Board members called “a very thorough proposal.”

Jim Torbert, of Whitefield, took the helm of the Lincoln County Democratic Committee in January 2015 with the intention of increasing the visibility of the county’s Democratic candidates. Now, Torbert is himself a candidate.

Fire destroyed a home at 99 Atlantic Highway (Route 1) in Waldoboro in the early hours of Thursday, July 21.