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 Maine Department of Transportation is being criticized for its Transportatio

The Maine Department of Transportation plans to test rumble strips, designed to

The Maine Department of Transportation plans to test rumble strips, designed to

The Maine Development Foundation's Leadership Maine program has chosen 45 manage

The Maine Development Foundation's Leadership Maine program has chosen 45 manage

The Maine Development Foundation will initiate Leadership Maine this fall, a pro

The Maine Development Foundation will initiate Leadership Maine this fall, a pro

The Maine Economic Growth Council held its first meeting Tuesday, and heard sugg

The Maine Economic Growth Council held its first meeting Tuesday, and heard sugg

The Maine Economic Growth Council was told by Governor John R. McKernan that its

The Maine Economic Growth Council was told by Governor John R. McKernan that its

The Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co., which has been in operation at Larrab

The Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co., which has been in operation at Larrab

The Maine Greens on Saturday turned down a plea for support from representatives

The Maine Greens on Saturday turned down a plea for support from representatives

The Maine Health Care Association, a powerful lobbying group representing 130 nu

The Maine Health Care Association, a powerful lobbying group representing 130 nu

The Maine Houe of Representatives voted 72-60 in favor of a bill which would ban

The Maine Houe of Representatives voted 72-60 in favor of a bill which would ban

The Maine House and Senate approved a measure which will provide $230,000 to cov

The Maine House and Senate approved a measure which will provide $230,000 to cov

The Maine House and Senate gave final approval to a compromise spending plan for

The Maine House and Senate gave final approval to a compromise spending plan for

The Maine House failed to pass a Democratic version of a plan to redraw Maine's

The Maine House failed to pass a Democratic version of a plan to redraw Maine's

The Maine House of Representatives has decided not to consider a bill which woul

The Maine House of Representatives has decided not to consider a bill which woul

The Maine House of Representatives narrowly defeated an attempt to remove John L

The Maine House of Representatives narrowly defeated an attempt to remove John L

The Maine House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a budget compromise t

The Maine House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a budget compromise t

The Maine House of Representatives voted to maintain the ban on the plastic ring

The Maine House of Representatives voted to maintain the ban on the plastic ring

The Maine House of Representatives voted to overturn a law that required operati

The Maine House of Representatives voted to overturn a law that required operati

The Maine House voted 101-43 and the Senate voted 25-9 to approve a $3.2 billion

The Maine House voted 101-43 and the Senate voted 25-9 to approve a $3.2 billion

The Maine House voted 116-0 and the Senate voted 30-0 in favor of legislation re

The Maine House voted 116-0 and the Senate voted 30-0 in favor of legislation re

The Maine House voted 66-60 to approve a bill extending the ban on smoking into

The Maine House voted 66-60 to approve a bill extending the ban on smoking into

The Maine House voted 71-59 and the Senate voted 21-13 in support of legislation

The Maine House voted 71-59 and the Senate voted 21-13 in support of legislation

The Maine House voted 72-59 to defeat a bill which would have relaxed restrictio

The Maine House voted 72-59 to defeat a bill which would have relaxed restrictio

The Maine House voted 77-67 in favor of a plan to combine the House and Senate i

The Maine House voted 77-67 in favor of a plan to combine the House and Senate i

The Maine House voted 78-54 to defeat a bill to extend a personnel plan under wh

The Maine House voted 78-54 to defeat a bill to extend a personnel plan under wh

The Maine House voted 81-52 to defeat Gov. McKernan's plan to deny increases in

The Maine House voted 81-52 to defeat Gov. McKernan's plan to deny increases in

The Maine House voted 93-43 in favor of a bill that reaffirms a woman's right to

The Maine House voted 93-43 in favor of a bill that reaffirms a woman's right to

The Maine House voted to award the Pittsfield-area House seat to a Democrat, eff

The Maine House voted to award the Pittsfield-area House seat to a Democrat, eff

The Maine House voted to limit the number of terms lawmakers may serve as leader

The Maine House voted to limit the number of terms lawmakers may serve as leader

The Maine Human Rights Commission has filed suit in Kennebec County Superior Cou

The Maine Human Rights Commission issued its annual report to the governor and l

The Maine Human Rights Commission issued its annual report to the governor and l

The Maine Journal of Health Issues, a scientific journal to be published quarter

The Maine Journal of Health Issues, a scientific journal to be published quarter

The Maine Korean War Veterans organization gathered Saturday at the Maine Vetera

The Maine Korean War Veterans organization gathered Saturday at the Maine Vetera

The Maine Landscape and Nursery Association this year chose the Preble Chapel Ch

The Maine Landscape and Nursery Association this year chose the Preble Chapel Ch

The Maine Legislature adjourned its 1993 session yesterday. It will reconvene i

The Maine Legislature adjourned its 1993 session yesterday. It will reconvene i

The Maine Legislature approved a bill authorizing police to arrest stalkers and

The Maine Legislature approved a bill authorizing police to arrest stalkers and

The Maine Legislature has put off the debate over a proposed Passamaquoddy India

The Maine Legislature has put off the debate over a proposed Passamaquoddy India

The Maine Legislature is set to forbid smoking in any enclosed building open to

The Maine Legislature is set to forbid smoking in any enclosed building open to

The Maine Lesbian/Gay Political Alliance announced their annual awards, presenti

The Maine Lesbian/Gay Political Alliance announced their annual awards, presenti

The Maine Lobsterman's Association has given tentative approval to a resource ma

The Maine Lobsterman's Association has given tentative approval to a resource ma

The Maine Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority may further narrow the list of s

The Maine Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority may further narrow the list of s

The Maine Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority yesterday dropped Pittston and f

The Maine Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority yesterday dropped Pittston and f

The Maine Mall, operating under a policy instituted this past summer prohibiting

The Maine Maritime Museum in Bath has a $1 million annual budget, a $7 million e

The Maine Medical Center and New England Rehabilitation Hospital want to build a

The Maine Medical Center and New England Rehabilitation Hospital want to build a

The Maine Merchants Association has begun a lobbying effort to block passage of

The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and Museum on Fore Street, dedicated to

The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and Museum on Fore Street, dedicated to

The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum has planned the first Railfair, an

The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum has planned the first Railfair, an

The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum on Fore Street in Portland was the

The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum on Fore Street in Portland was the

The Maine National Association for the Advancement of Colored People accused Cum

The Maine National Association for the Advancement of Colored People accused Cum

The Maine National Guard has proposed closing its Portland and Saco armories due

The Maine National Guard has proposed closing its Portland and Saco armories due

The Maine Nautical School, which later became the Maine Maritime Academy, gradua

The Maine Nautical School, which later became the Maine Maritime Academy, gradua

The Maine Office of Tourism has printed 125,000 brochures touting the state in b