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

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

Theresa Bachelder, a candidate for councilor in Portland's District 4, has filed

Theresa Bachelder, a candidate for councilor in Portland's District 4, has filed

Theresa Dannemiller, 29, of Portland, died Sunday of AIDS. Dannemiller, whose d

Theresa Dannemiller, 29, of Portland, died Sunday of AIDS. Dannemiller, whose d

Theresa McNulty, the wife of a Maine Correctional Center inmate, has created T.R

Theresa McNulty, the wife of a Maine Correctional Center inmate, has created T.R

The results of an 18-month study of the city's transportation system and a plan

The results of an 18-month study of the city's transportation system and a plan

The Rev. Albert Earle, 74, delivered his last sermon Sunday at the Steep Falls B

The Rev. Albert Earle, 74, delivered his last sermon Sunday at the Steep Falls B

The Rev. David Weber, of Portland, who works with the poor and unemployed, discu

The Rev. David Weber, of Portland, who works with the poor and unemployed, discu

The Reverend Elizabeth Morris, 46, a Protestant minister at the University of Ma

The Reverend Elizabeth Morris, 46, a Protestant minister at the University of Ma

The Rev. J. Grant Swank Jr. of the Church of the Nazarene in Windham, in a speec

The Rev. J. Grant Swank Jr. of the Church of the Nazarene in Windham, in a speec

The Rev. John Audibert, pastor of Holy Cross Church in Lewiston, has resigned hi

The Rev. John Audibert, pastor of Holy Cross Church in Lewiston, has resigned hi

The Rev. John Audibert, pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Lewiston since 1985, is t

The Rev. John Audibert, pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Lewiston since 1985, is t

The Rev. John W. Keegan, 56, president of Cheverus High School from 1980 to 1983

The Rev. John W. Keegan, 56, president of Cheverus High School from 1980 to 1983

The Rev. Marcel L. Robitaille, currently on leave from his post as pastor of St.

The Rev. Marcel L. Robitaille, currently on leave from his post as pastor of St.

The Rev. Maurice N. Morin, facing a lawsuit accusing him of negligence for havin

The Rev. Maurice N. Morin, facing a lawsuit accusing him of negligence for havin

The Route 111 overpass in Biddeford, where, earlier this year, the Rev. Elizabet

The Royal River Park Performance Area Committee in Yarmouth, which is trying to

The Saco City Council approved $3,000 for sand and labor to help Camp Ellis resi

The Saco City Council approved $3,000 for sand and labor to help Camp Ellis resi

The Saco City Council could vote as early as Wednesday on a project which would

The Saco City Council unanimously adopted rules yesterday that will ban viewing

The Saco City Council unanimously adopted rules yesterday that will ban viewing

The sale of Dexter Shoe Co. to Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is seen

The sale of Dexter Shoe Co. to Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is seen

The salvage of mercury from the wreck of the cargo ship Empire Knight has report

The salvage of mercury from the wreck of the cargo ship Empire Knight has report

The Salvation Army is reporting significant decreases in giving at its tradition

The Sanford Police Department has received a $19,000 Community Policing Program

The Sanford Police Department has received a $19,000 Community Policing Program

The Save Loring Committee, formed 17 years ago to save Loring Air Force Base fro

The Save Loring Committee, formed 17 years ago to save Loring Air Force Base fro

The Scarborough Board of Education has endorsed a proposal by Zoe Austin, the to

The Scarborough Board of Education has endorsed a proposal by Zoe Austin, the to

The Scarborough Coastal Pollution Committee is undertaking a study of the Scarbo

The Scarborough Coastal Pollution Committee is undertaking a study of the Scarbo

The Scarborough Community Relations Team of New England has donated a set of fiv

The Scarborough Community Relations Team of New England has donated a set of fiv

The Scarborough Land Conservation Trust opposes plans by Camp Ketcha in Scarboro

The Scarborough Land Conservation Trust opposes plans by Camp Ketcha in Scarboro

The Scarborough Police Department is retiring Bandit, its 9 1/2 -year-old police

The Scarborough Police Department is retiring Bandit, its 9 1/2 -year-old police

The Scarborough school district has exceeded a state limit on school debt paymen

The Scarborough school district has exceeded a state limit on school debt paymen

The Scarborough Town Council decided to contest a Superior Court ruling giving D

The Scarborough Town Council decided to contest a Superior Court ruling giving D

The Scarborough Town Council has granted a right-of-way across town property to

The Scarborough Town Council has granted a right-of-way across town property to

The Scarborough Town Council has toughened the town's firearms law, making it il

The Scarborough Town Council has toughened the town's firearms law, making it il

The Scarborough Town Council voted 5-2 to send a proposed obscenity ordinance ba

The Scarborough Town Council voted 5-2 to send a proposed obscenity ordinance ba

The Scarborough Town Council voted unanimously to let stand its mass-gathering o

The Scarborough Town Council voted unanimously to let stand its mass-gathering o

The Scarborough Town Council yesterday adopted regulations defining where porn s

The Scarborough Town Council yesterday adopted regulations defining where porn s

"The Science of Maine Life" piece on Canada geese.

"The Science of Maine Life" piece on Canada geese.

The S. D. Warren Co. paper mill in Westbrook is expected to lay off as many as 7

The Seacoast Shipyard Association, a local lobbying organization representing th

The Seacoast Shipyard Association, a local lobbying organization representing th

The Seacoast Shipyard Association, the independent lobbying arm of the Portsmout

The Seacoast Shipyard Association, the independent lobbying arm of the Portsmout

The Sears Island cargo port was first proposed in 1978, and has since cost taxpa

The Sears Island cargo port was first proposed in 1978, and has since cost taxpa

The Seavey Street Association, tired of a group of 20 teenagers who had been cau

The Seavey Street Association, tired of a group of 20 teenagers who had been cau

The secession of Long Island from Portland earlier this year has raised talks of

The secession of Long Island from Portland earlier this year has raised talks of

The second annual Native American Appreciation Day will be held today and tomorr

The second annual Native American Appreciation Day will be held today and tomorr

The second in a two part series on Bath Iron Works' plans to retrain its workers

The second in a two part series on Bath Iron Works' plans to retrain its workers

The second major snowfall in five days pulled down power lines and slowed traffi

The second major snowfall in five days pulled down power lines and slowed traffi

The Seeds of Peace Program at Camp Powhatan in Oxford, which brought 46 Arab and

The Seeds of Peace Program at Camp Powhatan in Oxford, which brought 46 Arab and

The Senate unanimously confirmed Pennsylvanian Thomas L. Welch as the new chairm

The Senate unanimously confirmed Pennsylvanian Thomas L. Welch as the new chairm

The Shipyard Employees' Association of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard have had 64

The Shipyard Employees' Association of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard have had 64

The shortage of primary-care physicians is a national problem, but it is especia

The shortage of primary-care physicians is a national problem, but it is especia

The sixth annual Arena-Tilton Park Street 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament in Kenneb

The sixth annual Arena-Tilton Park Street 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament in Kenneb

The Society of Newspaper Design recently awarded the Maine Sunday Telegram a bro

The Society of Newspaper Design recently awarded the Maine Sunday Telegram a bro

The Sohelya Hair Salon on Temple Street was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday morn

The Sohelya Hair Salon on Temple Street was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday morn