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

The Legislature's Education Committee heard testimony Monday on ways to more equ

The Legislature's Education Committee heard testimony Monday on ways to more equ

The Legislature's Education Committee on Friday postponed action on a proposal t

The Legislature's Education Committee voted unanimously to keep funding for educ

The Legislature's Education Committee voted unanimously to keep funding for educ

The Legislature's Energy and Natural Resources Committee heard criticism from en

The Legislature's Energy and Natural Resources Committee heard criticism from en

The Legislature's Energy and Natural Resources Committee heard from both support

The Legislature's Energy and Natural Resources Committee heard from both support

The Legislature's Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 13-0 in favor of

The Legislature's Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 13-0 in favor of

The Legislature's Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a public hear

The Legislature's Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a public hear

The Legislature's Fisheries and Wildlife Committee voted 13-0 to endorse Ray B.

The Legislature's Fisheries and Wildlife Committee voted 13-0 to endorse Ray B.

The legislature's Housing and Economic Development Committee has said it opposes

The legislature's Housing and Economic Development Committee has said it opposes

The Legislature's Housing and Economic Development Committee has targeted the bu

The Legislature's Housing and Economic Development Committee has targeted the bu

The legislature's Human Resources Committee herd from restaurateurs who are divi

The legislature's Human Resources Committee herd from restaurateurs who are divi

The Legislature's Human Resources Committee was asked by the Maine Medical Assoc

The Legislature's Human Resources Committee was asked by the Maine Medical Assoc

The Legislature's Judiciary Committee has delayed until next year action on the

The Legislature's Judiciary Committee has delayed until next year action on the

The Legislature's Judiciary Committee heard testimony supporting three bills bei

The Legislature's Judiciary Committee heard testimony supporting three bills bei

The Legislature's Judiciary Committee unanimously approved legislation directing

The Legislature's Judiciary Committee unanimously approved legislation directing

The Legislature's Judiciary Committee voted 7-3 to endorse a bill which would ad

The Legislature's Judiciary Committee voted 7-3 to endorse a bill which would ad

The Legislature's Judiciary Committe unanimously endorsed Portland lawyer Howard

The Legislature's Judiciary Committe unanimously endorsed Portland lawyer Howard

The Legislature's Legal Affairs Committee gave unanimous approval to a bill whic

The Legislature's Legal Affairs Committee gave unanimous approval to a bill whic

The Legislature's Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday heard suggestions on how

The Legislature's Legal Affairs Committee, which is currently charged with comin

The Legislature's Legal Affairs Committee, which is currently charged with comin

The Legislature's Legislative Committee voted 6-3 to allow the late-introduction

The Legislature's Legislative Committee voted 6-3 to allow the late-introduction

The Legislature's Legislative Council on Sunday approved fewer than half the 400

The Legislature's Legislative Council on Sunday approved fewer than half the 400

The Legislature's Marine Resources Committee rejected a bill that would have all

The Legislature's Marine Resources Committee rejected a bill that would have all

The Legislature's Marine Resources Committee will consider a bill that would req

The Legislature's Marine Resources Committee will consider a bill that would req

The Legislature's Rules Committee voted Tuesday to deny to Maine's Indian lawmak

The Legislature's Rules Committee voted Tuesday to deny to Maine's Indian lawmak

The Legislature's State and Local Government Committee has said that the bills s

The Legislature's State and Local Government Committee has said that the bills s

The Legislature's State and Local Government Committee, meeting at Portland City

The Legislature's State and Local Government Committee, meeting at Portland City

The legislature's Taxation and Appropriations subcommittees met for the first ti

The legislature's Taxation and Appropriations subcommittees met for the first ti

The Legislature's Taxation Committee on Friday was told to expect to be asked to

The Legislature's Taxation Committee opens hearings to examine all of the $600 m

The Legislature's Taxation Committee opens hearings to examine all of the $600 m

The Legislature's Taxation Committee unanimously recommended a bill which would

The Legislature's Taxation Committee unanimously recommended a bill which would

The Legislature's Transportation Commitee is ready to repeal a law requiring whe

The Legislature's Transportation Commitee is ready to repeal a law requiring whe

The Legislature's Transportation Committee has endorsed the nomination of Debora

The Legislature's Transportation Committee has endorsed the nomination of Debora

The Legislature sustained McKernan vetoes of a measure to raise $1.2 million for

The Legislature sustained McKernan vetoes of a measure to raise $1.2 million for

The Legislature's Utilities Commission has unanimously recommended a change in t

The Legislature's Utilities Commission has unanimously recommended a change in t

The Legislature voted to convert the Maine Science and Technology Commission int

The Legislature voted to convert the Maine Science and Technology Commission int

The Legislature will consider a bill which would force Maine Attorney General Mi

The Legislature will consider a bill which would force Maine Attorney General Mi

The Lewiston Board of Education on Monday denied a request by Linda Lafrance of

The Lewiston Board of Education on Monday denied a request by Linda Lafrance of

The Lewiston City Council voted 5-2 yesterday to impose a gay-rights ordinance.

The Lewiston City Council voted 5-2 yesterday to impose a gay-rights ordinance.

The Lewiston School Board, in a 6-3 vote, reversed an earlier decision and order

The Lewiston School Board, in a 6-3 vote, reversed an earlier decision and order

The Lewiston School Committee on Monday voted 6-2 to reverse a previous decision

The Lewiston School Committee on Tuesday voted 7-2 to approve a policy which man

The Lewiston School Committee on Tuesday voted 7-2 to approve a policy which man

The Lewiston School Committee will tonight consider a policy introduced by schoo

The Lewiston School Committee will tonight consider a policy introduced by schoo

The Lincoln County Child Abuse and Neglect Council, a nonprofit organization for

The L.L. Bean store in Freeport, open 24 hours a day, is a popular place with la

The logging industry in Maine has always been plagued with a high injury rate.

The Maine Advisory Commission on Radioactive Waste voted unanimously to recommen

The Maine Advisory Commission on Radioactive Waste voted unanimously to recommen

The Maine Associated Press Broadcasters Association honored WCSH-TV of Portland

The Maine Associated Press Broadcasters Association honored WCSH-TV of Portland

The Maine Association of Realtors plans to expand the Multiple Listing Service i

The Maine Association of Retirees plans to file suit against the state because i

The Maine Association of Retirees plans to file suit against the state because i

The Maine Attorney General's office has filed a lawsuit in Kennebec County Super

The Maine Attorney General's office has filed a lawsuit in Kennebec County Super

The Maine Attorney General's office has filed suit against Donald B. Glidden of

The Maine Attorney General's office has filed suit against Donald B. Glidden of

The Maine Attorney General's Office has reached an out-of-court settlement with

The Maine Attorney General's Office has reached an out-of-court settlement with

The Maine Attorney General's Office has received a number of inquiries about Cla