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 Center for Performance Studies, a community-based acting school located at t

The Center for Performance Studies, a community-based acting school located at t

The chairman of the South Portland School Board wants the board to review how th

The chairman of the South Portland School Board wants the board to review how th

The Challengers Division of Little League gives special-needs children ages 8-18

The Challengers Division of Little League gives special-needs children ages 8-18

The Chamber of Commerce of the Greater Portland Region on Wednesday honored the

The Chamber of Commerce of the Greater Portland Region on Wednesday honored the

The Charles J. Loring Amvets Post 25 has submitted to city officials preliminary

The Charles J. Loring Amvets Post 25 has submitted to city officials preliminary

The charred body of former Maine College of Art student Suzanne Marie Hill, 24,

The charred body of former Maine College of Art student Suzanne Marie Hill, 24,

The Cheverus boys and Mt. Ararat girls walked away with the Class A indoor track

The Cheverus boys and Mt. Ararat girls walked away with the Class A indoor track

The Children's Resource Center, the non-profit arts and crafts store which was b

The Children's Resource Center, the non-profit arts and crafts store which was b

The cities of Portland and Westbrook are alerting homeowners that they must disc

The cities of Portland and Westbrook are alerting homeowners that they must disc

The city of Bangor has agreed to join Portland in the latter's class-action suit

The city of Bangor has agreed to join Portland in the latter's class-action suit

The city of Bath has hired Robert McDonald of Coopers & Lybrand of Boston to cri

The city of Bath has hired Robert McDonald of Coopers & Lybrand of Boston to cri

The city of Bath is trying to change its image from the blue-collar home of Bath

The city of Bath is trying to change its image from the blue-collar home of Bath

The City of Portland and the police union yesterday approved a contract that wil

The city of Portland has acquired the property at 209-215 Congress Street, which

The city of Portland has established emergency parking rules through April 1 to

The city of Portland has established emergency parking rules through April 1 to

The city of Portland has mailed questionnaires to 900 businesses as part of a re

The city of Portland has mailed questionnaires to 900 businesses as part of a re

The city of Portland is close to reaching an agreement with the York-Cumberland

The city of Portland is close to reaching an agreement with the York-Cumberland

The city of Portland is in the process of purging its voter list of the names of

The city of Portland is in the process of purging its voter list of the names of

The city of Portland on Tuesday started including a survey with each parking tic

The city of Portland on Tuesday started including a survey with each parking tic

The city of South Portland will be starting some major sewer work shortly at Wat

The city of South Portland will be starting some major sewer work shortly at Wat

The city of Westbrook has agreed to pay S. D. Warren nearly $1 million over four

The city of Westbrook has agreed to pay S. D. Warren nearly $1 million over four

The city of Westbrook has filed suit in Cumberland County Superior Court against

The city of Westbrook has filed suit in Cumberland County Superior Court against

The civil rights unit of the state Attorney General's Office has filed a civil l

The civil rights unit of the state Attorney General's Office has filed a civil l

The Coalition for Lower Utility Bills, a consortium of groups opposed to a Centr

The Coalition for Lower Utility Bills, a consortium of groups opposed to a Centr

The Coalition for Lower Utility Bills (CLUB), made up of about 20 consumer and b

The Coalition for Lower Utility Bills (CLUB), made up of about 20 consumer and b

The Coast Guard has stopped releasing information about the cargo aboard vessels

The Coast Guard has stopped releasing information about the cargo aboard vessels

The Coast Guard rescued three men from the Portland-based fishing vessel King Ph

The Coast Guard rescued three men from the Portland-based fishing vessel King Ph

The Colby College Judicial Board says Colby student Paul Froio should be cleared

The Colby College Judicial Board says Colby student Paul Froio should be cleared

The Colby College Student Affairs Committee has placed the men's rugby team on p

The Colby College Student Affairs Committee has placed the men's rugby team on p

The commanding officer of the Brunswick Naval Air Station has asked the Navy to

The commanding officer of the Brunswick Naval Air Station has asked the Navy to

The Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Act of 1988 requires most fishing

The Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Act of 1988 requires most fishing

The Commission on Governmental Ethics and Electiion Practices recommended unanim

The Commission on Governmental Ethics and Electiion Practices recommended unanim

The Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices recommended unanimo

The Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices recommended unanimo

The Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices will consider later

The Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices will consider later

The Commission to Review the Electoral Process, formed in the wake of the recent

The Commission to Review the Electoral Process, formed in the wake of the recent

The Commission to Study the Future of Maine's Courts has proposed ways to broade

The Commission to Study the Future of Maine's Courts has proposed ways to broade

The Committee for a Safe Energy Future, formerly known as the Maine Nuclear Refe

The Committee for a Safe Energy Future, formerly known as the Maine Nuclear Refe

The Committee on Lower Electric Rates, which includes International Paper, Boise

The Committee on Lower Electric Rates, which includes International Paper, Boise

The committee overseeing renovations of the Portland City Hall Auditorium agreed

The committee overseeing renovations of the Portland City Hall Auditorium agreed

The committee overseeing renovations to the Portland City Hall Auditorium will s

The committee overseeing renovations to the Portland City Hall Auditorium will s

The committee overseeing the renovation of the Portland City Hall Auditorium end

The committee overseeing the renovation of the Portland City Hall Auditorium end

The committee that advises the Maine Department of Transportation on how to spen

The committee that advises the Maine Department of Transportation on how to spen

The complex list of cuts and reorganizations outlined last weeek by University o

The complex list of cuts and reorganizations outlined last weeek by University o

The Concord Coalition, founded by former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas and

The Concord Coalition, founded by former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas and

The Congregation Bet Ha'am, southern Maine's only Reform group, will observe a f

The Congregation Bet Ha'am, southern Maine's only Reform group, will observe a f

The Congressional Term Limits Coalition filed a proposal to bar from the Maine b

The Congressional Term Limits Coalition filed a proposal to bar from the Maine b

The contents of the Mary Elizabeth Barnes home in Brunswick will be sold at auct

The contents of the Mary Elizabeth Barnes home in Brunswick will be sold at auct

The conversion of Portland's Hadlock Field into a minor league baseball stadium

The conversion of Portland's Hadlock Field into a minor league baseball stadium

The crew of the Silver Bullet is safe after the vessel swamped and sank in rough

The crew of the Silver Bullet is safe after the vessel swamped and sank in rough

The Cumberland County Budget Advisory Committee yesterday submitted suggestions

The Cumberland County Budget Advisory Committee yesterday submitted suggestions

The Cumberland County Civic Center board of trustees gave unanimous support to n

The Cumberland County Civic Center board of trustees gave unanimous support to n