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 tentative agreement between Recoll Management Corp. and the Liberty Group will

A tentative contract settlement covering 12,500 state employees and costing abou

A tentative contract settlement covering 12,500 state employees and costing abou

Athens Postmaster Marlene Roach, 42, was found guilty on two of three counts of

Athens Postmaster Marlene Roach, 42, was found guilty on two of three counts of

A thief has stolen 165 pounds of aluminum foil that students at Freeport's Morse

A thief has stolen 165 pounds of aluminum foil that students at Freeport's Morse

At his inauguration as the 16th president of the University of Maine yesterday,

At his inauguration as the 16th president of the University of Maine yesterday,

A threat against the staff of the Department of Human Services' Rockland office

A threat against the staff of the Department of Human Services' Rockland office

A three-dimensional map of the bottom of Sebago Lake produced by marine geologis

A three-dimensional map of the bottom of Sebago Lake produced by marine geologis

Atlantic Marine Inc. of Jacksonville, a company that overhauls U.S. Navy ships a

Atlantic Marine Inc. of Jacksonville, a company that overhauls U.S. Navy ships a

A top official of the Augusta Mental Health Institute admits that the state fail

A top official of the Augusta Mental Health Institute admits that the state fail

A total of 17 of the 78 offshore commercial casualties reported in the fishing i

A total of 17 of the 78 offshore commercial casualties reported in the fishing i

A trio of federal judges is scheduled to hear arguments on whether the courts sh

A trio of federal judges is scheduled to hear arguments on whether the courts sh

A True's beaked whale which beached itself on Curtis Island in Camden a few week

A True's beaked whale which beached itself on Curtis Island in Camden a few week

At the Toy Soldier on Front Street in Bath, a group of history fanatics have gat

At the Toy Soldier on Front Street in Bath, a group of history fanatics have gat

Attorney General Michael Carpenter on Thursday dismissed all pending charges aga

Attorney General Michael Carpenter secretly disciplines Assistant Attorney Gener

Attorney General Michael Carpenter secretly disciplines Assistant Attorney Gener

Attorney General Michael Carpenter yesterday cleared Augusta police officer Scot

Attorney General Michael Carpenter yesterday cleared Augusta police officer Scot

Attorney General Michael Carpenter yestereday returned six boxes of documents to

Attorney General Michael Carpenter yestereday returned six boxes of documents to

Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter and Public Safety Commissioner John R. Atw

Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter and Public Safety Commissioner John R. Atw

Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter predicted that his investigation of ballot

Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter predicted that his investigation of ballot

Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter released a report of the investigation int

Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter released a report of the investigation int

Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter, Secretary of State G. William Diamond, U.

Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter, Secretary of State G. William Diamond, U.

Attorneys for the state and its employees argued before the Maine Supreme Judici

Attorneys for the state and its employees argued before the Maine Supreme Judici

A turn-of-the-century painting by Charles H. Davis that had hung in the Portland

A turn-of-the-century painting by Charles H. Davis that had hung in the Portland

A twelfth witness testified for the prosecution in the case against four defenda

A twelfth witness testified for the prosecution in the case against four defenda

A twenty-minute film segment called "Ghostwriter" will be filmed today and tomor

A twenty-minute film segment called "Ghostwriter" will be filmed today and tomor

A two-alarm fire at 7 C Street in Portland left four adults and four children ho

A two-alarm fire at 7 C Street in Portland left four adults and four children ho

A two-alarm fire at the Resource Trading Co. building on the Maine Wharf Monday

A two-alarm fire at the Resource Trading Co. building on the Maine Wharf Monday

A two-page flier published by Affiliated Healthcare Systems, one of two contract

A two-page flier published by Affiliated Healthcare Systems, one of two contract

A two-year experiment which allowed cameras and broadcast equipment into Maine's

A two-year experiment which allowed cameras and broadcast equipment into Maine's

A two-year-old male moose weighing between 400 and 450 pounds that apparently tr

A two-year-old male moose weighing between 400 and 450 pounds that apparently tr

Auburn resident Ramon "Bud" Villani discovered a Civil War-era diary, written by

Auburn resident Ramon "Bud" Villani discovered a Civil War-era diary, written by

Auburn Suburban yesterday won the state Little League baseball championship by

Auburn Suburban yesterday won the state Little League baseball championship by

Augat Inc., which has a workforce of 190 employees at an electronic-connectors p

Augat Inc., which has a workforce of 190 employees at an electronic-connectors p

Augusta police arrested one demonstrator while others briefly blocked a street n

Augusta police arrested one demonstrator while others briefly blocked a street n

Augusta's Le Club Calumet is mounting a petition drive to stop Portland radio st

Augusta's Le Club Calumet is mounting a petition drive to stop Portland radio st

Augusta was the scene of rallies on Thursday by anti-tax activists and those pro

Augusta was the scene of rallies on Thursday by anti-tax activists and those pro

A University of Southern Maine School of Applied Sciences study is examining the

A University of Southern Maine School of Applied Sciences study is examining the

A U.S. District Court judge in Portland has granted Sebago Inc. of Westbrook a p

A U.S. District Court judge in Portland has granted Sebago Inc. of Westbrook a p

Austin Kelly of Bangor has spent more than 25 years amassing one of the finest c

Austin Kelly of Bangor has spent more than 25 years amassing one of the finest c

Auto Europe, a fast-growing discount car-rental broker, is leaving its Camden he

Auto Europe, a fast-growing discount car-rental broker, is leaving its Camden he

Autum Aquino, 7, the young AIDS patient who returned to Portland from Florida ea

Autum Aquino, 7, the young AIDS patient who returned to Portland from Florida ea

Autum Aquino, an 8-year-old Portland girl with AIDS, was admitted to Maine Medic

Autum Aquino, an 8-year-old Portland girl with AIDS, was admitted to Maine Medic

Autum Aquino, the 7-year-old AIDS patient from Portland, returned from Florida a

Autum Aquino, the 7-year-old AIDS patient from Portland, returned from Florida a

Autum Aquino, whose mother Theresa Dannemiller recently died of AIDS, started th

Autum Aquino, whose mother Theresa Dannemiller recently died of AIDS, started th

Avian Farms Inc. of Waterville has won a $2.96 million federal grant to provide

Avian Farms Inc. of Waterville has won a $2.96 million federal grant to provide

A videotaped police interview with accused wife-murderer William A. Bruns was sh

A videotaped police interview with accused wife-murderer William A. Bruns was sh

Avondale Industries Inc. of Louisiana was awarded six of the twelve contracts to

Avondale Industries Inc. of Louisiana was awarded six of the twelve contracts to

A Waste Management of Maine Inc. study estimated tipping cost of $660 a ton coul

A Waste Management of Maine Inc. study estimated tipping cost of $660 a ton coul

A weekend incident at the Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield between local wh

A weekend incident at the Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield between local wh

A week-long Federal Aviation Administration summer program at the University of

A week-long Federal Aviation Administration summer program at the University of

A well-preserved mammoth vertebra and a piece of a mammoth's jawbone were discov

A well-preserved mammoth vertebra and a piece of a mammoth's jawbone were discov