Can-Am canceled / Donald Trump's influence / Maine Yankee tax feud

Today is Monday. Temperatures will be in the mid-30s and high 40s from north to south, with a chance for scattered morning snow showers and otherwise cloudy skies up north and sunshine emerging down south. See what the weather for the rest of the day will be here.

Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.

Donald Trump’s sway over Republicans shows in Maine’s 2nd District

He has never been more powerful in setting an agenda for Republicans.

Maine is leading New England in housing production, but it isn’t enough

Despite leading the region, Maine has far to go in addressing the housing shortage and affordability crisis here.

4 candidates competing for seats on the Orono Town Council

Jacob Baker, Rob Laraway, Matthew Powers and Scott Thomas are competing for three seats on the council.

Can-Am sled dog race canceled over lack of snow

The 250-mile race had been scheduled for March 1-5, but organizers now say there has been too much warm, wet weather to go ahead.

Caribou aims for ‘housing community’ to match regional business growth

Maine communities are getting more creative to meet the state’s goal of doubling its annual housing production by 2030.

Wiscasset escalates a feud with Maine Yankee over $1.6M in taxes

In its legal and legislative challenges, Wiscasset has argued that Maine Yankee is not mitigating air pollution, but rather containing energy.

Derelict boats are a pricey, growing headache for Portland’s Harbor Master

While it used to be a rare occurrence, a growing number of derelict boats are being left to rot in Portland Harbor every year.

A day on the ocean with Maine’s tough winter scallopers

Before any fresh Maine scallop gets pan-seared, wrapped in bacon or tossed in linguini, it first has to be wrestled out of the ocean by chilled, wet fishermen.