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 1993

The Biddeford fire which killed 2-year-old Ashley Alvarez of Massachusetts Frida

The Biddeford School Committee plans to send layoff notices to all of the 137 te

The Biddeford School Committee plans to send layoff notices to all of the 137 te

The Biddeford Tigers beat the Waterville Panthers 16-0 to win the state Class A

The Bigelow Laboratory in Boothbay Harbor, which in December seemed ready to clo

The Bigelow Laboratory in Boothbay Harbor, which in December seemed ready to clo

The Blaine House in Augusta will be receiving some much needed repair work. Auth

The Blaine House in Augusta will be receiving some much needed repair work. Auth

The blizzard of 1993 did extensive damage to the clam industry in Cutler, plowin

The blizzard of 1993 did extensive damage to the clam industry in Cutler, plowin

The blizzard of 1993 was a financial boon to companies that had something that c

The blizzard of 1993 was a financial boon to companies that had something that c

The board of directors of Camp Fire Hitonowa Council are forming a land trust to

The board of directors of Camp Fire Hitonowa Council are forming a land trust to

The board of directors of Freeport Child Care Services has fired administrator G

The board of directors of Freeport Child Care Services has fired administrator G

The board of directors of Regional Waste Systems has postponed for sixty days a

The board of directors of Regional Waste Systems has postponed for sixty days a

The board of directors of Regional Waste Systems have recommended that the $18 m

The board of directors of Regional Waste Systems have recommended that the $18 m

The board of directors of Regional Waste Systems Inc. voted 17-8 against buildin

The board of directors of Regional Waste Systems Inc. voted 17-8 against buildin

The board of directors of Regional Waste Systems is likely to vote down a plan t

The board of directors of Regional Waste Systems is likely to vote down a plan t

The board of directors of Regional Waste Systems voted Thursday to give the agen

The board of directors of Regional Waste Systems voted Thursday to give the agen

The Board of Directors of Scarborough's Camp Ketcha resigned en masse at a speci

The Board of Directors of Scarborough's Camp Ketcha resigned en masse at a speci

The board of directors of School Administrative District 61 on Monday unanimousl

The Board of Environmental Protection has responded favorably to Bangor Hydro-El

The Board of Environmental Protection has responded favorably to Bangor Hydro-El

The Board of Environmental Protection on Wednesday told Bangor Hydro-Electric Co

The Board of Environmental Protection on Wednesday told Bangor Hydro-Electric Co

The Board of Osteopathic Examination and Registration has granted Portland surge

The Board of Osteopathic Examination and Registration has granted Portland surge

The board of School Administrative District 11 voted 7-5 yesterday to reinstate

The board of School Administrative District 11 voted 7-5 yesterday to reinstate

The board of School Administrative District 70 has refused a "do not rescusitate

The board of Scott Paper Co., which owns the S. D. Warren mill in Westbrook, wil

The board of Scott Paper Co., which owns the S. D. Warren mill in Westbrook, wil

The board of the Sacopee Valley Health Center upheld the dismissal of Dr. Mary N

The board of the Sacopee Valley Health Center upheld the dismissal of Dr. Mary N

The boards of Maine Medical Center, Mercy Hospital and Brighton Medical Center w

The boards of Maine Medical Center, Mercy Hospital and Brighton Medical Center w

The boards of Portland's Maine Medical Center, Mercy Hospital and Brighton Medic

The boards of Portland's Maine Medical Center, Mercy Hospital and Brighton Medic

The bodies of Douglas Fernald, 70, of Sullivan, and Don MacIntyre, 48, of New Ha

The Boulos Co. and Appraisal Associates have announced the joint publication of

The Boulos Co. and Appraisal Associates have announced the joint publication of

The Boulos Company has scaled back the size of a building it proposes to build a

The Boulos Company has scaled back the size of a building it proposes to build a

The Boys Singers of Maine were prevented from participating in President Clinton

The Boys Singers of Maine were prevented from participating in President Clinton

The Breakwater School in Portland is celebrating its first multicultural festiva

The Bridgton Public Library, built in 1913 and listed on the National Register o

The Bridgton Public Library, built in 1913 and listed on the National Register o

The Brunswick Intown Group has made the semifinals in a competition sponsored by

The Brunswick Intown Group has made the semifinals in a competition sponsored by

The Brunswick Naval Air Station's bomb squad is scheduled to be eliminated in Se

The Brunswick Naval Air Station's bomb squad is scheduled to be eliminated in Se

The Building Materials Bank in Gray warehouses reusable building materials and s

The Building Materials Bank in Gray warehouses reusable building materials and s

The Business Week 1000, the magazine's annual ranking of corporate market value,

The Business Week 1000, the magazine's annual ranking of corporate market value,

The Buxton Road overpass, which crosses the Maine Turnpike in Saco, crumbled in

The Buxton Road overpass, which crosses the Maine Turnpike in Saco, crumbled in

The Canadian government has ordered the Canadian Atlantic Railway to keep the ra

The Canadian government has ordered the Canadian Atlantic Railway to keep the ra

The Canadian province of New Brunswick has levied an 11 percent sales tax on goo

The Canadian province of New Brunswick has levied an 11 percent sales tax on goo

The Cape Elizabeth Board of Sewer Appeals recently recommended that the town con

The Cape Elizabeth Board of Sewer Appeals recently recommended that the town con

The Cape Elizabeth Conservation Commission have plans to create a nature trail a

The Cape Elizabeth Conservation Commission have plans to create a nature trail a

The Cape Elizabeth Planning Board voted 4-0 to table a fourth request for subdiv

The Cape Elizabeth Planning Board voted 4-0 to table a fourth request for subdiv

The Cape Elizabeth School Board has decided the high school is not ready to join

The Cape Elizabeth School Board has decided the high school is not ready to join

The Cape Elizabeth School Board is expected to approve Superintendent of Schools

The Cape Elizabeth School Board is expected to approve Superintendent of Schools

The Cape Elizabeth Service Delivery Options Committee is expected to issue a rep

The Cape Elizabeth Service Delivery Options Committee is expected to issue a rep

The Cape Elizabeth Town Center Planning Committee has put forth a plan that woul

The Cape Elizabeth Town Center Planning Committee has put forth a plan that woul

The Cape Elizabeth Town Council has accepted a long-range plan which would expan

The Cape Elizabeth Town Council has accepted a long-range plan which would expan

The Cape Elizabeth Town Council has approved an agreement with the federal gover

The Cape Elizabeth Town Council has approved an agreement with the federal gover

The Cape Elizabeth Town Council on Monday voted 5-1 to extend a moratorium on ce

The Cape Elizabeth Town Council on Monday voted 5-1 to extend a moratorium on ce

The Cape Elizabeth Town Council voted to accept a donation of about 60 acres of

The Cape Elizabeth Town Council voted to accept a donation of about 60 acres of

The Cape Elizabeth Zoning Board of Appeals tonight will decide the issue of whet

The Cape Elizabeth Zoning Board of Appeals tonight will decide the issue of whet

The Carnegie Hero Fund of Pittsburgh on Wednesday honored Richard Kohls, 34, Van

The Casco Bay Education Alliance has decided to contact private foundations and

The Casco Bay Education Alliance was formed by the towns of Falmouth, Yarmouth,

The Casco Bay Education Alliance was formed by the towns of Falmouth, Yarmouth,

The Casco Bay Estuary Project is awarding grants totaling $12,600 to various ins

The Casco Bay Estuary Project is awarding grants totaling $12,600 to various ins