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 Haymarket People's Fund, based in Jamaica Plains, Mass., has awarded $7,000

The Haymarket People's Fund, based in Jamaica Plains, Mass., has awarded $7,000

The hearings in Cumberland designed to determine whether police chief Leon Planc

The hearings in Cumberland designed to determine whether police chief Leon Planc

The High-Land Playland being built in South Portland will be the city's first ha

The High-Land Playland being built in South Portland will be the city's first ha

The high school dropout rate for Maine has decreased from 4 percent in 1987-88 t

The high-speed German-built InterCityExpress train rolled into Deering Oaks Wedn

The high-speed German-built InterCityExpress train rolled into Deering Oaks Wedn

The high turnover rates among teachers in island school systems is a result of b

The high turnover rates among teachers in island school systems is a result of b

The House, voting 82-54, rejected an Appropriations Committee plan to balance th

The House, voting 82-54, rejected an Appropriations Committee plan to balance th

The housing committee of the Portland City Council on Thursday withdrew its oppo

The Human Sexuality and Family Living Advisory Board, a community panel which ad

The Human Sexuality and Family Living Advisory Board, a community panel which ad

The Hyde School in Bath on Saturday honored the late Sumner A. Hawley, a co-foun

The Hyde School in Bath on Saturday honored the late Sumner A. Hawley, a co-foun

The initial McKernan administration estimate of $22 million as the amount of Med

The initial McKernan administration estimate of $22 million as the amount of Med

The initial plan of having the Maine Democratic Party sponsor President Clinton'

The initial plan of having the Maine Democratic Party sponsor President Clinton'

The Institute of Museum Services, a federal museum-funding agency, awarded $656,

The Institute of Museum Services, a federal museum-funding agency, awarded $656,

The InterCity Express, a German high-speed train now touring the United States,

The InterCity Express, a German high-speed train now touring the United States,

The Internal Revenue Service plans to auction off a DeLorean DMC-12 sportscar th

The Internal Revenue Service plans to auction off a DeLorean DMC-12 sportscar th

The International Council of Museums' Wet Organic Archaeological Materials fifth

The International Council of Museums' Wet Organic Archaeological Materials fifth

The Irwin Co. of Wilmington, Ohio, which operates a 145-worker plant in Gorham,

The Irwin Co. of Wilmington, Ohio, which operates a 145-worker plant in Gorham,

The Island Institute and the U.S. Coast Guard have reached an agreement that wil

The Island Institute and the U.S. Coast Guard have reached an agreement that wil

The Jackson Laboratory has received a $1.2 million grant from the Howard Hughes

The Jackson Laboratory has received a $1.2 million grant from the Howard Hughes

The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor announced Monday that it has received $1.5

The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor announced Monday that it has received $1.5

The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor has been awarded a three-year, $150,000 gra

The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor has been awarded a three-year, $150,000 gra

The Jewish Federation of Southern Maine has announced its opposition to the ligh

The job of restoring Portland's 105-year-old Henry Wadsworth Longfellow statue b

The job of restoring Portland's 105-year-old Henry Wadsworth Longfellow statue b

The Judiciary Committee heard from both supporters and opponents of a bill that

The Judiciary Committee heard from both supporters and opponents of a bill that

The Junior League of Portland plans to close the Thrifty Yankee Shop at 618 Cong

The jury in the case of four defendants charged in the beating death of Randal B

The jury in the case of four defendants charged in the beating death of Randal B

The Juvenile Corrections Task Force, consisting of parents, advocacy groups, and

The Kennebec Girl Scout Council of South Portland and the Abnaki Girl Scout Coun

The Kennebec Girl Scout Council of South Portland and the Abnaki Girl Scout Coun

The Land for Maine's Future Board approved purchases of Salmon Brook Lake Bog in

The Land for Maine's Future Board approved purchases of Salmon Brook Lake Bog in

The larger cities and towns in Cumberland County are complaining that they are c

The larger cities and towns in Cumberland County are complaining that they are c

The last B-52 left Loring Air Force Base in Limestone on Tuesday for its new hom

The last election dispute stemming from the State House ballot-tampering scandal

The last election dispute stemming from the State House ballot-tampering scandal

The latest Fleet New England Poll shows that residents of southern Maine are mor

The latest Fleet New England Poll shows that residents of southern Maine are mor

The leader of Maine's American Legion said the military's ban on homosexuals sho

The leader of Maine's American Legion said the military's ban on homosexuals sho

The League of Women Voters is supporting a proposal which would impose a charge

The League of Women Voters is supporting a proposal which would impose a charge

The lease agreement between the city of Portland and the Portland Sea Dogs inclu

The lease agreement between the city of Portland and the Portland Sea Dogs inclu

The Lee automobile dealership in Westbrook has purchased the sales franchises of

The Legislative Council has authorized a 3 percent cost-of-living increase, retr

The Legislative Council has authorized a 3 percent cost-of-living increase, retr

The Legislature approved a special allocation of $750,000 from the general fund

The Legislature approved a special allocation of $750,000 from the general fund

The Legislature approved a stopgap measure to fund one more payroll at the state

The Legislature approved a stopgap measure to fund one more payroll at the state

The Legislature authorized the state Bureau of Public Lands to sell a 1.8-acre p

The Legislature authorized the state Bureau of Public Lands to sell a 1.8-acre p

The Legislature in October 1992 adopted the fourth and largest reform of the sta

The Legislature in October 1992 adopted the fourth and largest reform of the sta

The Legislature is considering a bill which would rquire major property owners t

The Legislature is considering a bill which would rquire major property owners t

The Legislature's Appropriations and Human Resources committees heard from welfa

The Legislature's Appropriations and Human Resources committees heard from welfa

The Legislature's Appropriations Committee continued the budget debate, settling

The Legislature's Appropriations Committee continued the budget debate, settling

The Legislature's Appropriations Committee remained split along party lines over

The Legislature's Appropriations Committee remained split along party lines over

The Legislature's Appropriations Committee voted 7-6 in favor of maintaining the

The Legislature's Appropriations Committee voted 7-6 in favor of maintaining the

The Legislature's Appropriations Committee voted 9-4 along party lines to reject

The Legislature's Appropriations Committee voted 9-4 along party lines to reject

The Legislature's Appropriations Committee voted 9-4 to endorse a proposal to re

The Legislature's Appropriations Committee voted 9-4 to endorse a proposal to re

The Legislature's Appropriations Committee voted to fund the General Assistance

The Legislature's Appropriations Committee voted to fund the General Assistance

The Legislature's Appropriations Committee yesterday rejected Gov. John McKernan

The Legislature's Appropriations Committee yesterday rejected Gov. John McKernan

The Legislature's Banking and Insurance Committee hopes to restore health insura

The Legislature's Banking and Insurance Committee hopes to restore health insura

The Legislature's committee on taxation heard from proponents of a plan to doubl

The Legislature's committee on taxation heard from proponents of a plan to doubl

The Legislature's decision to return to the state's complicated school-funding f