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 Old Orchard Beach Town Council voted unanimously to pass a permanent ordinan

The Old Orchard Beach Town Council voted unanimously to pass a permanent ordinan

The Old Orchard Beach Town Council yesterday placed a 60-day moratorium on new b

The Old Orchard Beach Town Council yesterday placed a 60-day moratorium on new b

The Old Town City Council yesterday agreed to a $900,000 settlement with Norman

The opening day of the trial of South Portland teacher Joseph D. Emmons, accused

The opening day of the trial of South Portland teacher Joseph D. Emmons, accused

The opening of the Maine Mall's sixth anchor store has been pushed back from Nov

The opening of the Maine Mall's sixth anchor store has been pushed back from Nov

The opening of the new Children's Museum of Maine will not be until Saturday, bu

The opening of the new Children's Museum of Maine will not be until Saturday, bu

The opponents of Lewiston's new gay-rights ordinance have asked the state attorn

The opponents of Lewiston's new gay-rights ordinance have asked the state attorn

The ordeal that ended when the House of Representatives narrowly defeated a call

The ordeal that ended when the House of Representatives narrowly defeated a call

The organization Maine Citizens for The Tax Brake has launched a petition drive

The organization Maine Citizens for The Tax Brake has launched a petition drive

The owner and general manager of Yarmouth Rubbish & Recycling were indicted yest

The owner and general manager of Yarmouth Rubbish & Recycling were indicted yest

The owners of many small businesses in Maine are discovering that service pays.

The owners of many small businesses in Maine are discovering that service pays.

The Ozone Transport Commission, created in 1990 to develop a plan to deal with a

The Ozone Transport Commission, created in 1990 to develop a plan to deal with a

The panel set up by the McKernan administration to study school efficiency has f

The panel set up by the McKernan administration to study school efficiency has f

The Paper Industry Information Office, which represents Maine's 16 paper mills,

The Paper Industry Information Office, which represents Maine's 16 paper mills,

The parents of Jonathan Johnson, accused of trying to blow up his father's car,

The parents of Jonathan Johnson, accused of trying to blow up his father's car,

The Peabody House, at 14 Orchard Street in Portland, is scheduled to open May 1

The peat-to-power plant in Deblois shut down yesterday after the owner failed to

The peat-to-power plant in Deblois shut down yesterday after the owner failed to

The Peer Leader Program, a non-profit substance-abuse prevention group in Portla

The Peer Leader Program, a non-profit substance-abuse prevention group in Portla

The Penobscot Indians are claiming ownership of the islands above Greater Northe

The Penobscot Indians are claiming ownership of the islands above Greater Northe

The Penobscot Nation has announced it will revive high-stakes bingo this spring

The Penobscot Nation has announced it will revive high-stakes bingo this spring

The Penobscot School's "French in the Woods" program hosted 31 students at the T

The Penobscot School's "French in the Woods" program hosted 31 students at the T

The planned construction of a new, 45,000-square-foot headquarters for Healthsou

The planned construction of a new, 45,000-square-foot headquarters for Healthsou

The Portland advertising and public relations firm of Holt, Hughes & Stamell has

The Portland advertising and public relations firm of Holt, Hughes & Stamell has

The Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation Committee has formed a bicycle gr

The Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation Committee has formed a bicycle gr

The Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation Study is funding a project with f

The Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation Study is funding a project with f

The Portland-based Gateway Mastering Studios Inc. worked through two days last m

The Portland Bridge, scheduled to be demolished after the $165 million replaceme

The Portland Bridge, scheduled to be demolished after the $165 million replaceme

The Portland chapter of the American Red Cross has raised $70,000 to assist with

The Portland chapter of the American Red Cross has raised $70,000 to assist with

The Portland City Council appointed Ralph H. B. Nodine to the Portland Housing A

The Portland City Council appointed Ralph H. B. Nodine to the Portland Housing A

The Portland City Council approved spending $9.2 million for road and sewer impr

The Portland City Council approved spending $9.2 million for road and sewer impr

The Portland City Council decided early this morning not to accept any more half

The Portland City Council decided early this morning not to accept any more half

The Portland City Council gave qualified support to a move to build an aquarium

The Portland City Council gave qualified support to a move to build an aquarium

The Portland City Council got its first look at a proposal to build a passenger

The Portland City Council got its first look at a proposal to build a passenger

The Portland City Council has appointed a seven-member Portland Arts Committee,

The Portland City Council has asked the state for the authority to do its own re

The Portland City Council has asked the state for the authority to do its own re

The Portland City Council is considering a proposal to allow four vendors to sel

The Portland City Council is expected to consider allowing ice cream trucks back

The Portland City Council is expected to consider allowing ice cream trucks back

The Portland City Council, on a 7-1 vote, selected the First Atlantic Corp. prop

The Portland City Council, on a 7-1 vote, selected the First Atlantic Corp. prop

The Portland City Council on Monday approved an agreement with One City Center A

The Portland City Council on Monday denied a liquor license renewal to the Seame

The Portland City Council on Monday denied a liquor license renewal to the Seame

The Portland City Council on Monday gave unanimous preliminary support to a "par

The Portland City Council on Monday gave unanimous preliminary support to a "par

The Portland City Council on Monday unanimously approved a liquor license for Zo

The Portland City Council on Monday unanimously approved a liquor license for Zo

The Portland City Council on Monday voted 7-2 against contributing $10,000 to an

The Portland City Council on Monday voted 8-0 to endorse a lawsuit filed by NYNE

The Portland City Council on Monday will be asked to approve a lease and accompa

The Portland City Council on Monday will be asked to approve a lease and accompa

The Portland City Council on Monday will consider repurchasing the Cummings Scho

The Portland City Council on Monday will consider repurchasing the Cummings Scho

The Portland City Council on Wednesday held a public hearing on financing the pa

The Portland City Council on Wednesday held a public hearing on financing the pa

The Portland City Council postponed action on a controversial measure which woul

The Portland City Council postponed action on a controversial measure which woul

The Portland City Council rejected a $26,800 housing grant for the Portland West

The Portland City Council rejected a $26,800 housing grant for the Portland West

The Portland City Council's Community Development Committee is launching a revie

The Portland City Council's Community Development Committee is launching a revie

The Portland City Council's finance committee will recommend rejection of a prop

The Portland City Council's finance committee will recommend rejection of a prop

The Portland City Council's public safety committee is considering a plan which

The Portland City Council's Public Safety Committee is proposing a package of fi

The Portland City Council's Public Safety Committee is proposing a package of fi

The Portland City Council tonight will consider a plan which would give parking

The Portland City Council tonight will consider a plan which would give parking

The Portland City Council unanimously approved an ordinance ending the 27-year b