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

A 115-page draft report on a joint state-federal investigation into the recent S

A 115-page report on the recent State House ballot-tampering investigation relea

A 115-page report on the recent State House ballot-tampering investigation relea

A 12-year-old Biddeford youth is being held at the Maine Youth Center awaiting a

A 12-year-old Biddeford youth is being held at the Maine Youth Center awaiting a

A 12-year partnership called Students of the 21st Century begun in 1989 between

A 12-year partnership called Students of the 21st Century begun in 1989 between

A 13-year-old girl wounded by a grenade and a 17-year-old boy wounded by an arti

A 13-year-old girl wounded by a grenade and a 17-year-old boy wounded by an arti

A 13-year-old Munjoy Hill youth has been arrested on charges of aggravated assau

A 13-year-old Munjoy Hill youth has been arrested on charges of aggravated assau

A $150,000 low interest loan from the Downtown Portland Corp. was helpful in all

A $150,000 low interest loan from the Downtown Portland Corp. was helpful in all

A 1989 court settlement required a reduction in the number of beds at the August

A 1989 court settlement required a reduction in the number of beds at the August

A 20-foot dead whale found washed ashore on Cushing Island on Monday is believed

A 20-foot dead whale found washed ashore on Cushing Island on Monday is believed

A 21-acre marsh that feeds in to the Androscoggin River became a holding tank fo

A 21-acre marsh that feeds in to the Androscoggin River became a holding tank fo

A 22-member task force appointed by Gov. McKernan in 1992 to study the state's m

A 24-unit, low-income housing project proposed by Gleichman & Company Inc. of Po

A 24-unit, low-income housing project proposed by Gleichman & Company Inc. of Po

A $26,000, 138-page study by the Portland consulting firm Forrest Associates con

A $26,000, 138-page study by the Portland consulting firm Forrest Associates con

A $31,000 study commissioned by the Town of Wells and the York County Community

A $31,000 study commissioned by the Town of Wells and the York County Community

A $420,000 study of traffic congestion along Route 1 between Bath and Belfast ha

A $420,000 study of traffic congestion along Route 1 between Bath and Belfast ha

A 45-foot-fishing trawler, "The Lucky One," was beached in Cape Elizabeth yester

A 45-foot-fishing trawler, "The Lucky One," was beached in Cape Elizabeth yester

A $4.5 million, 38,000-square-foot addition to the Viking Nursing Facility in Ca

A $4.5 million, 38,000-square-foot addition to the Viking Nursing Facility in Ca

A $4 million loan from the Finance Authority of Maine helped reopen the Eastland

A $4 million loan from the Finance Authority of Maine helped reopen the Eastland

A $500,000 advertising campaign by the Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co. wil

A $500,000 advertising campaign by the Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co. wil

A $500,000 revenue shortfall at Mid-Maine Medical Center in Waterville is forcin

A $52,000 study by Normandeau Associates Inc. of New Hampshire has found that ic

A $52,000 study by Normandeau Associates Inc. of New Hampshire has found that ic

A $55,670 study conducted by Wright-Pierce Engineers of Topsham for the Portland

A $55,670 study conducted by Wright-Pierce Engineers of Topsham for the Portland

A $6 million renovation project of Scarborough's three primary schools has been

A $6 million renovation project of Scarborough's three primary schools has been

A 7-year-old boy playing with a lighter on Monday started a fire in a second-flo

A 7-year-old boy playing with a lighter on Monday started a fire in a second-flo

A bank of judges on the First Circuit Court of Appeals has denied an appeal by E

A bank of judges on the First Circuit Court of Appeals has denied an appeal by E

A bankruptcy court judge approved the sale of Bangor radio station WZON-AM to ho

A bankruptcy court judge approved the sale of Bangor radio station WZON-AM to ho

A bass militia drum made in the 1800s is at the center of a dispute between the

A bass militia drum made in the 1800s is at the center of a dispute between the

A battle appears to be shaping up over whether the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in

A battle appears to be shaping up over whether the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in

A battle over state energy policy is under way as the Legislature considers seve

A battle over state energy policy is under way as the Legislature considers seve

Abby Holman, 30, a Lewiston native and self-described workaholic, has risen thro

Abby Holman, 30, a Lewiston native and self-described workaholic, has risen thro

ABC affiliate WMTW-TV did not carry the Tuesday night premiere of the show "NYPD

ABC affiliate WMTW-TV did not carry the Tuesday night premiere of the show "NYPD

A benefit concert is planned for Sunday to help cafe no retire some of its debts

A benefit concert is planned for Sunday to help cafe no retire some of its debts

A bill pending in the Legislature's Transportation Committee would require manda

A bill pending in the Legislature's Transportation Committee would require manda

A bill presented by Gov. McKernan which would reaffirm a woman's right to have a

A bill presented by Gov. McKernan which would reaffirm a woman's right to have a

A bill receiving initial Senate approval yesterday set a minimum fine of $25 for

A bill receiving initial Senate approval yesterday set a minimum fine of $25 for

A bill recently approved in the Legislature and intended to combat the spread of

A bill recently approved in the Legislature and intended to combat the spread of

A bill sponsored by Senator Dale McCormick, D-Monmouth, which would extend healt

A bill sponsored by Senator Dale McCormick, D-Monmouth, which would extend healt

A bill that would place a $200 limit on campaign contributions by individuals an

A bill that would place a $200 limit on campaign contributions by individuals an

A bill to be considered by the Legislature would require helicopter surveillance

A bill to be considered by the Legislature would require helicopter surveillance

A bipartisan commission reviewing state election procedures held its first meeti

A bipartisan commission reviewing state election procedures held its first meeti

A bomb squad from the Brunswick Naval Air Station defused an explosive device ri

A bomb squad from the Brunswick Naval Air Station defused an explosive device ri

About 1,000 Sanford High School students, including last year's senior class, wi

About 120 health-care providers and people with AIDS and HIV will attend "The Vo

About 120 health-care providers and people with AIDS and HIV will attend "The Vo

About 1,800 children enrolled in 104 school systems in Maine speak little or no

About 1,800 children enrolled in 104 school systems in Maine speak little or no

About 200 people last night attended a memorial Mass held at Portland's Cathedra

About 35 volunteers are inventorying Maine's outdoor sculptures. The program, S

About 35 volunteers are inventorying Maine's outdoor sculptures. The program, S

About 38,000 vehicles are estimated to have headed down the Maine Turnpike on La

About 38,000 vehicles are estimated to have headed down the Maine Turnpike on La

About $40,000 in United Way pledges have been cancelled by angry donors followin

About $40,000 in United Way pledges have been cancelled by angry donors followin

About 400 South Portland residents this weekend signed a petition needed to put

About 400 South Portland residents this weekend signed a petition needed to put

About 500 people turned out yesterday at Portland's One City Center to celebrate

About 500 people turned out yesterday at Portland's One City Center to celebrate

About 50 activists gathered outside the Blaine House to call for a halt to comme

About 50 activists gathered outside the Blaine House to call for a halt to comme

About 60 gallons of a heavy oil leaked out of a Northeast Petroleum storage tank

About 60 gallons of a heavy oil leaked out of a Northeast Petroleum storage tank

About 78 percent of Portland voters who went to the polls voted for a $14.38 mil