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 town of Freeport has received the approval of the federal Economic Developme

The town of Freeport's Elderly Property Tax Assistance Program is designed to se

The town of Freeport's Elderly Property Tax Assistance Program is designed to se

The town of Jay and the Jay School Department, named as co-defendants in a civil

The town of Jay and the Jay School Department, named as co-defendants in a civil

The town of Lovell has reached an agreement with the National Trust for Historic

The town of Lovell has reached an agreement with the National Trust for Historic

The town of Madison is urging the Public Utilities Commission to reject Central

The Town of Scarborough has numerous streets with identical or similar names, wh

The Town of Scarborough has numerous streets with identical or similar names, wh

The Town of Scarborough is considering purchasing three private residences to pr

The Town of Scarborough is considering purchasing three private residences to pr

The town of Standish and the Portland Water District have agreed to a land trade

The town of Standish and the Portland Water District have agreed to a land trade

The town of Unity is on the state's list of potential sites for a low-level nucl

The town of Unity is on the state's list of potential sites for a low-level nucl

The town of Windham's High School Facilities Committee will today unveil a repor

The town of Windham's High School Facilities Committee will today unveil a repor

The town of Yarmouth and Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) are negotiating an agreem

The town of Yarmouth is faced with the prospect of a revaluation which would shi

The town of Yarmouth is faced with the prospect of a revaluation which would shi

The town of Yarmouth's Economic Development Advisory Committee is looking at way

The town of Yarmouth's Economic Development Advisory Committee is looking at way

The town of York is planning to install 24 road signs bearing both miles-per-hou

The town of York is planning to install 24 road signs bearing both miles-per-hou

The towns of Cumberland and Falmouth are studying a proposal to merge their poli

The towns of Cumberland and Falmouth are studying a proposal to merge their poli

The Toy Library in Lewiston, located in the basement of the United Baptist Churc

The Toy Library in Lewiston, located in the basement of the United Baptist Churc

The transfer of convicted murderer John J. Sullivan from the Maine State Prison

The Trevett post office serves the three Boothbay communities of Hodgdon, Sawyer

The Trevett post office serves the three Boothbay communities of Hodgdon, Sawyer

The trial of four defendants charged in the June 1992 beating death of Randal B.

The trial of four defendants charged in the June 1992 beating death of Randal B.

The trial of Sherrie Cotton, 20, of Auburn, has been moved to Franklin County fr

The trial of Sherrie Cotton, 20, of Auburn, has been moved to Franklin County fr

The Trust for Public Land, a national conservation group which acquires land for

The Trust for Public Land, a national conservation group which acquires land for

The Turnpike Interchange Advisory Committee last week unveiled five options for

The Turnpike Interchange Advisory Committee last week unveiled five options for

The two-year state budget that took effect July 1 includes $6.9 million in Gener

The two-year state budget that took effect July 1 includes $6.9 million in Gener

The Union of Maine Visual Artists Gallery in Brunswick closed November 30 after

The United States Supreme Court has refused to consider a case involving reducti

The United States Supreme Court has refused to consider a case involving reducti

The United States Supreme Court yesterday ruled that Ernest C. Brown, 73, a form

The United States Supreme Court yesterday ruled that Ernest C. Brown, 73, a form

The United Way is using stock photographs on three posters which it has distribu

The United Way is using stock photographs on three posters which it has distribu

The United Way of Greater Portland has exceeded its 1993 fund-raising goal by 3.

The United Way of Greater Portland has exceeded its 1993 fund-raising goal by 3.

The United Way of Greater Portland this week began distributing $3.57 million to

The United Way of Greater Portland this week began distributing $3.57 million to

The University of Maine and University of New Hampshie Sea Grant College Program

The University of Maine and University of New Hampshie Sea Grant College Program

The University of Maine at Orono is ending a youth conservation program in Pakis

The University of Maine at Orono is ending a youth conservation program in Pakis

The University of Maine at Orono on Wednesday suspended Black Bears hockey coach

The University of Maine at Orono received a record $20.5 million in outside fund

The University of Maine at Orono received a record $20.5 million in outside fund

The University of Maine at Orono will be the site of a two-day conference next m

The University of Maine at Orono will be the site of a two-day conference next m

The University of Maine Black Bear hockey team lost 5-0 to the University of Mas

The University of Maine Black Bears hockey team yesterday tied Team USA in a gam

The University of Maine Black Bears hockey team yesterday tied Team USA in a gam

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension has received a $60,000 grant from

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension has received a $60,000 grant from

The University of Maine helped establish the American University of Bulgaria two

The University of Maine helped establish the American University of Bulgaria two

The University of Maine hockey team was welcomed home yesterday at Alfond Arena

The University of Maine hockey team was welcomed home yesterday at Alfond Arena

The University of Maine's Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology has beco

The University of Maine's Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology has beco

The University of Maine's Maine Community Childhood Hunger Identification Projec

The University of Maine's Maine Community Childhood Hunger Identification Projec

The University of Maine's Pulp and Paper Pilot Plant and Laboratory, built in 19

The University of Maine's Pulp and Paper Pilot Plant and Laboratory, built in 19

The University of Maine System's student body is more racially diverse than the

The University of New England in Biddeford has dismissed a filmmaker and cancell

The University of New England in Biddeford has dismissed a filmmaker and cancell

The University of Southern Maine and the national Tau Kappa Epsilon organization

The University of Southern Maine and the national Tau Kappa Epsilon organization

The University of Southern Maine and Westbrook College are each exploring the po

The University of Southern Maine and Westbrook College are each exploring the po

The University of Southern Maine Community Programs is sponsoring a lecture and

The University of Southern Maine Community Programs is sponsoring a lecture and

The University of Southern Maine is using a $409,000 federal grant to offer job-

The University of Southern Maine is using a $409,000 federal grant to offer job-

The University of Southern Maine's new Portland campus library is expected to op

The University of Southern Maine's new Portland campus library is expected to op

The University of Southern Maine this fall launched a new cooperative education

The University of Southern Maine, which has normally had a large number of non-t

The University of Southern Maine, which has normally had a large number of non-t

The University of Southern Maine will celebrate the opening of the new Portland

The University of Southern Maine will celebrate the opening of the new Portland

The University of Southern Maine will induct seven new members into the Husky Ha

The University of Southern Maine will induct seven new members into the Husky Ha

The urchin harvest in Maine has grown from virtually nothing eight years ago int

The urchin harvest nearly tripled between 1989 and 1992, from 9.4 million to 26.

The urchin harvest nearly tripled between 1989 and 1992, from 9.4 million to 26.