Portland's long time newspaper of record, the Portland Press-Herald, began printing in November 1921 as Guy Patterson Gannett's merging of the Portland Daily Press (which began in 1862), and the Portland Herald (which was a short-lived successor of the Eastern Argus, which began in 1803). Gannett later purchased the Portland Evening Express, and the Portland Sunday Telegram, and by the 1940s, the Press-Herald as we know it today took shape as a daily newspaper.

The Library's Portland Room provides access to the complete run of the Press-Herald (as well as the Evening Express and Sunday Telegram, along with their predecessor newspapers) on microfilm.
An additional electronic resource, offering the Press-Herald fulltext, beginning in 1995 is the Maine Newsstand database, freely accessible in Maine via Digital Maine Library.

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Submissions from 1994

Editorial questioning whether anything positive will actually result from a cons

Editorials on Jean Gannett Hawley, who died early this week at the age of 70. H

Editorial supporting the efforts of the Portland Water District to acquire all l

Editorial urging Democratic voters to support Sheriff Wes Ridlon in the primary

Editorial urging passage of tough laws to fight truck driver fatigue, which has

Editorial urging support for the efforts non-profit group Friends of the Maine S

Ed Langlois, who is the president of the South Portland Shipyard Society and is

Ed Noyes, a longtime host of WMPG-FM blues programs, hopes to purchase the forme

Edward Cloutier, 66, the Livermore Falls lawyer convicted of vehicular manslaugh

Edward Harding, the acting executive director of the Maine Marine Museum in Bath

Edward Hawes, an environmental historian from Brunswick, spent three years study

Edward I. Johnston, 40, of Readfield, on Tuesday submitted his resignation as re

Edward Laverty, the former president of the University of Maine's experimental s

Edward Mattar III, owner of Nasson College in Sanford, yesterday gave away furni

Edward Oakes, 59, a 21-year employee with the city of Portland, died yesterday a

Edwards Manufacturing Co. has agreed out of court to pay a $20,000 penalty over

Eight armed men loitered in Monument Square yesterday evening, and were ignored

Eighth-graders in Pownal have to decide between attending Freeport High School o

Eight Republican candidates for governor met at a League of Women voters-sponsor

Eight retailers in downtown Old Orchard Beach yesterday were charged with sellin

Eight teenage foster children from Maine will travel to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsu

Eight teenagers and three adults returned to Portland late last night after a te

Elementary school children in Bridgton last week settled into their new 20-class

Eleven weeks ago, the state awarded nearly $900,000 in grants to 12 school syste

Elizabeth Barr, the mother of three, last week had her name drawn from a hat con

Elsie Viles, 80, of Augusta, is donating a 6,200-square-foot modern home, comple

Elton John's Express was started in 1939 by Simon Thompson, grandfather of curre

Elwin Martin, 62, of Portland, on Monday was arrested by Biddeford police and ch

Emeline M. Grondon, an East Lebanon postal employee, has filed a civil lawsuit a

Emergency room visits to Westbrook Community Hospital have increased from 2,000

Emerson "Tad" Baker, the executive director of the Dyer Library Association in S

Emina Smajovic, mother of Sanela, 6, and Minela, 8, arrived in Portland yesterda

Employees of Bath Iron Works yesterday held their fourth noon rally of the week,

Employment figures for March, the latest figures available, put Maine's seasonal

Enrollment at the University of Southern Maine this spring is at 8,863, a nearly

Environmental and public health advocates yesterday used state and national figu

Eric Hartglass opened his first bagel store in Portland in 1977, and now owns th

Eric L Reed, 23, a native of Brunswick, has been extradicted from California to

Eric L Reed, 23, of San Ysidro, California, yesterday pleaded innocent to murde

Eric S. Rosengren, vice president and economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of

Erik Carson, a consultant, recently finished a survey 1,129 of Scarborough's old

Erwin L. Rupert, 38, who holds a master of divinity degree from Harvard Universi

Eugene van As, chairman and chief executive of Sappi Ltd., said his company has

European Kings Club and its associated companies and individuals have agreed to

Every Monday through Thursday the clinic at the Community Resource Center at 15

Every other New England state except Maine has either banned wolf-dog hybrids or

Executive Office Centers on Congress Street in Portland and 170 Associates in Fa

Explanation of the construction of the new Portland-South Portland Bridge piers,

Fall Sports '94: a complete guide to Western Maine high school sports.

Falmouth voters yesterday returned Chairwoman Elaine McCool to the town council

Farmington police have charged Steven B. Rodgers, 27, of Rangeley with two count

Farrington's Clothing & Footware of Brewer is closing its downtown Portland stor

Federal Census Bureau projections indicate that Maine's over-65 population will

Federal Census Bureau projections show that Maine's population will become sligh

Federal officials are delaying the starting date for a federal Job Corps program

Federal officials have backed away from a plan that would have banned fishing in

Federal regulations allow mentally disabled individuals to reside in subsidized

FedEx Corp. yesterday began construction on a $1 million, 19,200-square-foot air

Female police officers in Maine say they have experienced sex discrimination and

Fieldcrest Cannon Inc., owner of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, on Wednesday

Fifth graders at Riverton School in Portland yesterday launched a student postal

Fifth-graders from South Berwick's Central School yesterday held a mock trial at

Fifth-grade students from South Portland's Skillin School yesterday explored the

Fifth in a series of eight articles on the Republican gubernatorial candidates.

Fifth in a six-part series on the fishing industry entitled "Empty Nets, Sinking

Figures from the state and Systems Control, the company that runs the CarTest pr

Figures released recently by the state Bureau of Taxation show that urban homeow

Final article in a series profiling the Republican candidates for the 1st Distri

Firearms dealers in the state reported a brisk business in handgun sales on Sund

Fired Freeport Rescue Chief Deborah Libby has informed the town that she intends

Firefighters and police from departments around the state yesterday attended a s

Fire officials are investigating the fire that caused the destruction of the Old

First Atlantic Corp. of Portland has filed suit in Cumberland County Superior Co

First Coastal Corp. of Portland, the parent of Coastal Savings Bank, lost $224,0

First District congressional candidate James Longley Jr., a Republican, has a di

First in a four-part series on managing medicine. Doctors, hospitals, employers

First in a four-part series profiling the candidates for governor. Jonathan Car

First in a four-week series on Maine's forests and forest products. Maine is th

First in a series of eight articles profiling the Republican gubernatorial candi

First installment of a series on education; part of the Reader Roundtables progr

First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will meet with residents of 100 State Street o

First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday used a forum at the University of Ma

First of a four-part series on the campaign for the U.S. Senate, which pits U.S.

First of an occasional series resulting from the Press Herald spending a year wi

First of a series of articles on the Republican primary in the 1st Congressional

First of a six-part series on the fishing industry, entitled "Empty Nets, Sinkin

First of five articles on the Democratic race in the 1st Congressional District.

First quarter figures for S. D. Warren, which operates mills in Westbrook, Skowh

Fishermen brought 809 million pounds of fish and shellfish to Portland in 1993,

Fishermen in Massachusetts have started a boat tie-up, or strike, to protest the

Five legislators from southern Maine--Sen. Gerard P. Conley Jr., D-Portland; Sen

Five of Maine's top high school track and field athletes will compete at the USA

Five teen-age girls, all students at Thornton Academy in Saco, are being credite

Five University of Maine at Orono athletes in five sports have been found to be

Five young people yesterday walked away from the Maine Youth Center, just 12 hou

Fleet Bank of Maine is one of a growing number of Maine businesses that is tryin

Fleet Bank of Maine is selling four of its branches in western Maine to Kingfiel

Fleet Financial Group of Providence, RI, parent of Fleet Bank of Maine, yester

Fleet Financial Group, the parent of Fleet Bank of Maine, plans to lay off 3,000

Fleet Financial Group yesterday announced that it has earmarked $31 million of i