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 School Committee re-examined the plan for redistricting intended to

The Portland School Committee's Human Sexuality and Family Living Advisory Board

The Portland School Committee unanimously approved a $52.04 million school budge

The Portland School Committee unanimously approved a $52.04 million school budge

The Portland School Committee unanimously approved a redistricting plan for elem

The Portland School Committee unanimously approved a redistricting plan for elem

The Portland School Committee voted 8-1 to approve a 13-week, voluntary AIDS cou

The Portland School Committee voted 8-1 to approve a 13-week, voluntary AIDS cou

The Portland School Committee will begin its yearly review of Superintendent Tho

The Portland School Committee will begin its yearly review of Superintendent Tho

The Portland School Committee will hold two public hearings this week on the sup

The Portland School Committee will hold two public hearings this week on the sup

The Portland School Committee yesterday approved a two-year contract with the ci

The Portland School Department's Human Sexuality and Family Living Advisory Boar

The Portland School Department's Human Sexuality and Family Living Advisory Boar

The Portland school system currently has 31 Somali students, with 17 more expect

The Portland school system currently has 31 Somali students, with 17 more expect

The Portland school system is among five in the country that have been chosen fo

The Portland school system is among five in the country that have been chosen fo

The Portland school system's Human Sexuality and Family Living Advisory Board vo

The Portland Sea Dogs Double-A team have announced an official affiliation with

The Portland Sea Dogs Double-A team have announced an official affiliation with

The Portland Sea Dogs have announced that Carlos Tosca, 39, has been named the t

The Portland Sea Dogs have announced that Carlos Tosca, 39, has been named the t

The Portland Stage Company has exceeded its Challenge Campaign by $617, raising

The Portland Stage Company has exceeded its Challenge Campaign by $617, raising

The Portland String Quartet, formed in 1969, has survived for 25 years with the

The Portland String Quartet, formed in 1969, has survived for 25 years with the

The Portland Taxpayers Association, which has previously been content to act as

The Portland Taxpayers Association, which has previously been content to act as

The Portland Water District and the town of Standish have reached an agreement u

The Portland Water District has launched a $52,000 study to assess the impact of

The Portland Water District has launched a $52,000 study to assess the impact of

The Portland Water District, Regional Waste Systems Inc. and the city of South P

The Portland Water District, Regional Waste Systems Inc. and the city of South P

The Portland Water District's new $23.5 million plant in Standish contains three

The Portland Water District wants a 27 percent rate increase, which, if approved

The Portland Water District wants a 27 percent rate increase, which, if approved

The Portland West Neighborhood Council, which recently was denied a recommendati

The Portland West Neighborhood Council, which recently was denied a recommendati

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery has been given the authority to cut ano

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery is expected to be placed on the federal

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery is expected to be placed on the federal

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, which was left off the military base-c

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, which was left off the military base-c

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery will lay off almost 700 workers this fa

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery will lay off almost 700 workers this fa

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is not on the list of military bases that Pentagon

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is not on the list of military bases that Pentagon

The Portsmouth Naval shipyard's Dry Dock 2, a 680-foot, $2 million enclosed dry

The Portsmouth Naval shipyard's Dry Dock 2, a 680-foot, $2 million enclosed dry

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard was added to the list of military bases being cons

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard was added to the list of military bases being cons

The possibility that the U.S. Congress will enact legislation banning the sale o

The president of the state's technical college system will ask for one of the la

The president of the state's technical college system will ask for one of the la

The Presumpscot River swelled to flood stage, but officials in Gorham and Westbr

The Presumpscot River swelled to flood stage, but officials in Gorham and Westbr

The Presumpscot River, which wanders 25 miles from Sebago Lake to Casco Bay, wil

The Presumpscot River, which wanders 25 miles from Sebago Lake to Casco Bay, wil

The Prime Tanning plant in Berwick on Wednesday was the site of an explosion tha

The producers of "Rescue 911," a network television show, would like to use the

The producers of "Rescue 911," a network television show, would like to use the

The proposed Family Security Act, an ambitious plan to create a Canadian-style h

The proposed Family Security Act, an ambitious plan to create a Canadian-style h

The proposed Scarborough obscenity ordinance has librarians and library trustees

The proposed Scarborough obscenity ordinance has librarians and library trustees

The Public Utilities Commission and the state Office of Public Advocate have fil

The Public Utilities Commission and the state Office of Public Advocate have fil

The Public Utilities Commission has announced that it will review only part of C

The Public Utilities Commission has announced that it will review only part of C

The Public Utilities Commission has approved a 5 percent increase as part of a c

The Public Utilities Commission has approved a 5 percent increase as part of a c

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued a ruling Wednesday that would lower

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued a ruling Wednesday that would lower

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) today will hear arguments on whether to p

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) today will hear arguments on whether to p

The recent confrontation between Native Americans and New Agers in Windham was a

The recent confrontation between Native Americans and New Agers in Windham was a

The recent controversy over how the city of Portland went about updating its vot

The recent controversy over how the city of Portland went about updating its vot

The recent Federal Communications Commission order that cable television prices

The recent Federal Communications Commission order that cable television prices

The recent indictment of Fiber Materials Inc. of Biddeford on charges of illegal

The recent indictment of Fiber Materials Inc. of Biddeford on charges of illegal

The recent sale of 247,000 acres of timberland in northern New England by James

The recent sale of 247,000 acres of timberland in northern New England by James

The recent South Portland revaluation has resulted in a 47 percent increase in t

The recent South Portland revaluation has resulted in a 47 percent increase in t

The recent spell of hot and dry weather has created a major fire hazard througho

The recent spell of hot and dry weather has created a major fire hazard througho

The regional office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored P

The regional office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored P

There is a growing popularity in Maine of study circles which meet to discuss et

There is a growing popularity in Maine of study circles which meet to discuss et

There is a growing trend among Maine high schools to schedule four 75- to 80-min

There is a growing trend among Maine high schools to schedule four 75- to 80-min

The Republican caucus has hired Scientific Marketing and Analysis, a firm belong

The Republican caucus has hired Scientific Marketing and Analysis, a firm belong

Theresa Alvarez, 21, whose 2-year-old daughter Ashley perished in the fatal Bidd