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 USA men's volleyball team will play Italy tomorrow at the Cumberland County

The USA men's volleyball team will play Italy tomorrow at the Cumberland County

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved Maine Cranberry Co.'s application

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved Maine Cranberry Co.'s application

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun proceedings to fire East Coast Marine

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun proceedings to fire East Coast Marine

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has constructed a $380,000, 21,000-square-foot

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has constructed a $380,000, 21,000-square-foot

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is investigating Rep. Annette M. Hoglund and a

The U.S. bankruptcy court approved a plan under which the Finance Authority of M

The U.S. Coast Guard says that 45 of the 206 emergency calls logged between Octo

The U.S. Coast Guard says that 45 of the 206 emergency calls logged between Octo

The U.S. Coast Guard this year has announced plans to transfer ownership of four

The U.S. Congress has approved a bill directing the Coast Guard to transfer owne

The U.S. Congress on Monday approved legislation which includes funds for numero

The U.S. Congress on Monday approved legislation which includes funds for numero

The U.S. Congress on Tuesday approved a bill which will, if signed by President

The U.S. Congress on Tuesday approved a bill which will, if signed by President

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed a quarantine on Christmas trees g

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed a quarantine on Christmas trees g

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is soliciting bids for 7 million pounds of wi

The U.S. District Court in San Antonio has granted a motion by Idexx Laboratorie

The U.S. District Court in San Antonio has granted a motion by Idexx Laboratorie

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may take over the enforcement of the st

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may take over the enforcement of the st

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to treat as much as 3 million gal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to treat as much as 3 million gal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency surface water treatment rule states tha

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency surface water treatment rule states tha

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the use of Betaseron, t

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the use of Betaseron, t

The U.S. General Services Administration last week signed a 10-year lease with H

The U.S. General Services Administration last week signed a 10-year lease with H

The U.S. Labor Department has chosen Loring Air Force Base in Limestone as one o

The U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet is trying to get the UP-40 squadron of P-3 surveil

The U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet is trying to get the UP-40 squadron of P-3 surveil

The U.S. Postal Service hopes to move out of its Canal Plaza station on the lowe

The U.S. Post Office last weekend issued a new Youth Classic series of stamps wh

The U.S. Post Office last weekend issued a new Youth Classic series of stamps wh

The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a measure sponsored by Sen. William Cohen,

The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a measure sponsored by Sen. William Cohen,

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved a defense authorization bill which includes

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved a defense authorization bill which includes

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a class action lawsuit charging 13 insur

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a class action lawsuit charging 13 insur

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Maine's ballot access restriction

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Maine's ballot access restriction

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that communities may not seize property from active

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that communities may not seize property from active

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a suit today brought by South Portland native T

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a suit today brought by South Portland native T

The vehicle responsible for a fatal car crash on Route 46 in Eddington Sunday ha

The vehicle responsible for a fatal car crash on Route 46 in Eddington Sunday ha

The victim of a rape in April 1991 at the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity house in

The victim of a rape in April 1991 at the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity house in

The voters of Greenfield voted 104-10 in favor of closing the municipal offices

The voters of Greenfield voted 104-10 in favor of closing the municipal offices

The Waynflete School board of trustees will search nationwide for a new headmast

The Waynflete School board of trustees will search nationwide for a new headmast

The Wells Condo-Motel Task Force is recommending that the town relax the rules r

The Wells Condo-Motel Task Force is recommending that the town relax the rules r

The Westbrook-based biotechnology company Idexx Laboratories Inc. earned $4.9 mi

The Westbrook-based biotechnology company Idexx Laboratories Inc. earned $4.9 mi

The Westbrook City Council is debating whether to downgrade the position of city

The Westbrook City Council is debating whether to downgrade the position of city

The Westbrook Housing Authority will participate in the Elderly Independence Pro

The Westbrook Housing Authority will participate in the Elderly Independence Pro

The Westbrook School Committee has offered Superintendent Edward F. Connolly a f

The Westbrook School Committee unanimously approved plans to adopt Project CAMP

The Westbrook School Committee unanimously approved plans to adopt Project CAMP

The Westbrook School Committee will be asked to adopt the Confined Academic Moti

The Westbrook School Committee will be asked to adopt the Confined Academic Moti

The Whale Wall Market may not have been a roaring financial success during this

The Whale Wall Market may not have been a roaring financial success during this

The Wilderness Society reports that increases in the budget of the National Park

The Wilderness Society reports that increases in the budget of the National Park

The Wilmaster, a 625-foot bulk cargo ship from Norway, began receiving the first

The Wilmaster, a 625-foot bulk cargo ship from Norway, began receiving the first

The Windham Town Council has decided to stop accepting household trash at the tr

The Windham Town Council has decided to stop accepting household trash at the tr

The Windham Town Council voted 4-3 to start a pay-per-bag trash collection syste

The Windham Town Council voted 4-3 to start a pay-per-bag trash collection syste

The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum Inc. in Alna is trying to

The Worcester Energy Co. and the Worcester Peat Co., formed by Morril Webster, h

The Worcester Energy Co. and the Worcester Peat Co., formed by Morril Webster, h

The Worcester Energy Co., the owner of the peat-to-energy plant in Washington Co

The Worcester Energy Co., the owner of the peat-to-energy plant in Washington Co

The Workers Assistance Center in Kittery has helped roughly a third of the 1,000

The Workers Assistance Center in Kittery has helped roughly a third of the 1,000

The X2000, a high-speed train, made its test run in New England yesterday, and G

The X2000, a high-speed train, made its test run in New England yesterday, and G

The Yarmouth High School ski team has won eight state championships since 1984,

The Yarmouth Planning Board is considering whether to change the ordinances adop

The Yarmouth Planning Board is considering whether to change the ordinances adop

The Yarmouth Planning Board's recommendation that the town council create a desi

The Yarmouth Planning Board's recommendation that the town council create a desi

The Yarmouth School Committee has cancelled its search for a replacement for mid

The Yarmouth School Committee has decided against moving an elementary school pr

The Yarmouth School Committee has decided against moving an elementary school pr

The Yarmouth School Committee's ad hoc calendar committee has outlined a propose