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

The Portland City Council unanimously approved a plan to provide interest-free h

The Portland City Council unanimously approved a plan to provide interest-free h

The Portland City Council voted 6-1 in favor of creating the Industry and Commer

The Portland City Council voted 6-1 in favor of creating the Industry and Commer

The Portland City Council voted 6-2 in favor of eliminating the $30 fee the city

The Portland City Council voted 6-2 in favor of eliminating the $30 fee the city

The Portland City Council voted 6-3 against calling an election in November to a

The Portland City Council voted 6-3 against calling an election in November to a

The Portland City Council voted 6-3 in favor of renewing the liquor license of t

The Portland City Council voted 6-3 in favor of renewing the liquor license of t

The Portland City Council voted 7-2 against a proposal that would have done away

The Portland City Council voted 7-2 against a proposal that would have done away

The Portland City Council voted unanimously Monday night to spend $318,000 to de

The Portland City Council voted unanimously Monday night to spend $318,000 to de

The Portland City Council, voting 7-2, passed a $154.7 million municipal budget

The Portland City Council, voting 7-2, passed a $154.7 million municipal budget

The Portland City Council will consider a measure on Monday which will increase

The Portland City Council will consider a measure on Monday which will increase

The Portland City Council will consider a proposal Monday which would require do

The Portland City Council will consider a proposal Monday which would require do

The Portland City Council will consider on Monday whether to renew the liquor li

The Portland City Council will consider on Monday whether to renew the liquor li

The Portland City Council will consider zoning proposals next week that would li

The Portland City Council will consider zoning proposals next week that would li

The Portland City Council will get its first look at a proposal to acquire an un

The Portland City Council will get its first look at a proposal to acquire an un

The Portland City Council will on September 8 consider buying the property at 37

The Portland City Council will on September 8 consider buying the property at 37

The Portland City Council yesterday appointed a committee to oversee the design

The Portland City Council yesterday appointed a committee to oversee the design

The Portland City Council yesterday deleted a clause from the lease of Hadlock f

The Portland City Council yesterday deleted a clause from the lease of Hadlock f

The Portland City Council yesterday voted to raise parking fines from $5.00 to $

The Portland City Council yesterday voted to raise parking fines from $5.00 to $

The Portland City Hall Auditorium Renovation Building Committee on Monday set th

The Portland City Hall Auditorium Renovations Building Committee heard from an a

The Portland City Hall Auditorium Renovations Building Committee heard from an a

The Portland Comprehensive Transportation Plan Advisory Committee has issued an

The Portland Comprehensive Transportation Plan Advisory Committee has issued an

The Portland Downtown District, formerly the Downtown Improvement District, has

The Portland Downtown District, formerly the Downtown Improvement District, has

The Portland Downtown Improvement District marked its first anniversary Thursday

The Portland Downtown Improvement District marked its first anniversary Thursday

The Portland High School football team yesterday beat Deering High School 13-0 i

The Portland Housing Authority conducted a survey of residents shortly after the

The Portland Housing Authority's board of commissioners will decide on January 2

The Portland Housing Authority's board of commissioners will decide on January 2

The Portland Housing Authority voted unanimously to fight a National Rifle Assoc

The Portland Housing Authority voted unanimously to fight a National Rifle Assoc

The Portland International Jetport is considering construction of a new cargo bu

The Portland International Jetport is considering construction of a new cargo bu

The Portland metropolitan statistical area remains the largest such area in Main

The Portland metropolitan statistical area remains the largest such area in Main

The Portland Museum of Art, ACT UP Portland, The AIDS Project and the YWCA are a

The Portland Museum of Art will be closed from the first of the year through Jan

The Portland Museum of Art will show at least 50 of Andrew Wyeth's "Helga" works

The Portland Museum of Art will show at least 50 of Andrew Wyeth's "Helga" works

The Portland New Co., which has been on Western Avenue in South Portland since t

The Portland New Co., which has been on Western Avenue in South Portland since t

The Portland Newspapers' Bruce Roberts Fund has used donated money to purchase t

The Portland office of the American Automobile Association yesterday released f

The Portland Partnership, a group affiliated with the city's school system, has

The Portland Pirates are wooing fans with promotions and prizes and keeping atte

The Portland Pirates have announced a season-long campaign called "Goals for a G

The Portland Pirates have announced a season-long campaign called "Goals for a G

The Portland Pirates, Maine's new American Hockey League team, received a one-ye

The Portland Pirates, Maine's new American Hockey League team, received a one-ye

The Portland Pirates, Portland's new American Hockey League team, yesterday anno

The Portland Pirates, Portland's new American Hockey League team, yesterday anno

The Portland Planning Board approved major renovations to Hadlock Field, removin

The Portland Planning Board approved major renovations to Hadlock Field, removin

The Portland Planning Board gave final approval to a Post Office Park plan that

The Portland Planning Board gave final approval to a Post Office Park plan that

The Portland Planning Board heard details for a railroad museum to be located at

The Portland Planning Board heard details for a railroad museum to be located at

The Portland Planning Board heard nearly two hours of testimony from both suppor

The Portland Planning Board heard nearly two hours of testimony from both suppor

The Portland Planning Board on Tuesday voted 4-2 to deny a proposal by Pharos Ho

The Portland Planning Board on Tuesday voted 4-2 to deny a proposal by Pharos Ho

The Portland Planning Board on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a change of

The Portland Planning Board reviewed the city's proposal for the refitting of Ha

The Portland Planning Board reviewed the city's proposal for the refitting of Ha

The Portland Police Department has recently hired Moses Sebunya, 33, a Ugandan i

The Portland Police Department has recently hired Moses Sebunya, 33, a Ugandan i

The Portland Police Department has started a campaign to make Monument Square a

The Portland Police Department has started a campaign to make Monument Square a

The Portland Police Department is now one of only 250 law enforcement agencies o

The Portland Police Department is now one of only 250 law enforcement agencies o

The Portland Police Department, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department and t

The Portland Police Department, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department and t

The Portland Press Herald's Bruce Roberts Santa Fund served 8,692 children this

The Portland Public Library is hoping to raise enough money to hook into URSUS (

The Portland School Board's Finance Subcommitte will hold the first of two publi

The Portland School Board's Finance Subcommitte will hold the first of two publi

The Portland School Committee and the Portland Teachers Association reached a te

The Portland School Committee and the Portland Teachers Association reached a te

The Portland School Committee is scheduled to vote tonight on whether to accept

The Portland School Committee is scheduled to vote tonight on whether to accept

The Portland School Committee re-examined the plan for redistricting intended to