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

Brief article reporting that Forster Manufacturing Co. Inc.'s Mattawamkeag plant

Brief article reporting that Forster Manufacturing Co. Inc.'s Mattawamkeag plant

Brief article reporting that Great Northern Paper Inc., a subsidiary of Bowater

Brief article reporting that Great Northern Paper Inc., a subsidiary of Bowater

Brief article reporting that Groff Video and Film of Portland has been shooting

Brief article reporting that Groff Video and Film of Portland has been shooting

Brief article reporting that Guy Gannett Publishing Co. plans to sell its Target

Brief article reporting that Guy Gannett Publishing Co. plans to sell its Target

Brief article reporting that Healthsource Maine Inc. has won the contract to pro

Brief article reporting that Healthsource Maine Inc. has won the contract to pro

Brief article reporting that H.M. Payson & Co. of Portland had its Payson Balanc

Brief article reporting that H.M. Payson & Co. of Portland had its Payson Balanc

Brief article reporting that Island Aquaculture Inc. has purchased the Maricultu

Brief article reporting that Island Aquaculture Inc. has purchased the Maricultu

Brief article reporting that Justice G. Arthur Brennan has ruled that Atsushi Ta

Brief article reporting that Justice G. Arthur Brennan has ruled that Atsushi Ta

Brief article reporting that Key Bank of Maine plans to make $2 million in loans

Brief article reporting that Key Bank of Maine plans to make $2 million in loans

Brief article reporting that L.L. Bean Inc. of Freeport plans to open a second s

Brief article reporting that L.L. Bean Inc. of Freeport plans to open a second s

Brief article reporting that L.L. Bean Inc. plans to open stores in Nashua, N.H.

Brief article reporting that L.L. Bean Inc. plans to open stores in Nashua, N.H.

Brief article reporting that Local Lodge 1198 of the International Association o

Brief article reporting that Local Lodge 1198 of the International Association o

Brief article reporting that Maine Attorney General Michael Carpenter has joined

Brief article reporting that Maine Attorney General Michael Carpenter has joined

Brief article reporting that Maine Medical Center is one of 14 hospitals nationw

Brief article reporting that Maine Medical Center is one of 14 hospitals nationw

Brief article reporting that Maremont Corp. has paid $600,000 to the federal gov

Brief article reporting that Maremont Corp. has paid $600,000 to the federal gov

Brief article reporting that Martha Marie Burke, 50, of Portland, has been charg

Brief article reporting that Martha Marie Burke, 50, of Portland, has been charg

Brief article reporting that Michael S. Heath, 32, of China, associate director

Brief article reporting that Millrock Inc. of Sanford recently closed a deal to

Brief article reporting that Millrock Inc. of Sanford recently closed a deal to

Brief article reporting that Molly Dinan, a senior at Greely High School, placed

Brief article reporting that Nathan Nickerson of Portland, a nurse practitioner

Brief article reporting that Northland Co. of Newton, Mass., has presented plans

Brief article reporting that One Portland Square, owned by Northland Investment

Brief article reporting that One Portland Square, owned by Northland Investment

Brief article reporting that Peoples Heritage Bank has purchased $4.7 million wo

Brief article reporting that Peoples Heritage Bank has purchased $4.7 million wo

Brief article reporting that Portland school superintendent Thomas Edwards will

Brief article reporting that Portland school superintendent Thomas Edwards will

Brief article reporting that Rabbi Harry Z. Sky has been named interim rabbi of

Brief article reporting that Rabbi Harry Z. Sky has been named interim rabbi of

Brief article reporting that Rainwater Aquaculture Products Inc. of Newcastle ha

Brief article reporting that Rainwater Aquaculture Products Inc. of Newcastle ha

Brief article reporting that Richard A. Spencer of Portland and Edward J. Kfoury

Brief article reporting that Saunders Manufacturing Inc. of Readfield has been a

Brief article reporting that Saunders Manufacturing Inc. of Readfield has been a

Brief article reporting that Seltzer & Rydholm Bottling Co. voluntarily recalled

Brief article reporting that Seltzer & Rydholm Bottling Co. voluntarily recalled

Brief article reporting that Sen. William S. Cohen and Rep. Olympia S. Snowe hav

Brief article reporting that Sen. William S. Cohen and Rep. Olympia S. Snowe hav

Brief article reporting that seven Dunkin Donuts shops in Maine have adopted smo

Brief article reporting that seven Dunkin Donuts shops in Maine have adopted smo

Brief article reporting that Smith & Wesson is considering expanding its 20,000-

Brief article reporting that state prisoners are helping with the cleanup of Joh

Brief article reporting that state prisoners are helping with the cleanup of Joh

Brief article reporting that state representative Donnell P. Carroll, D-Gray, ha

Brief article reporting that state representative Donnell P. Carroll, D-Gray, ha

Brief article reporting that Sunday River Maine plans to spend $4 million to add

Brief article reporting that Sunday River Maine plans to spend $4 million to add

Brief article reporting that Svetlana Miljkovic, 12, of Bosnia, will arrive in M

Brief article reporting that Svetlana Miljkovic, 12, of Bosnia, will arrive in M

Brief article reporting that telemarketer Consumer Advocate Group of Saco, curre

Brief article reporting that telemarketer Consumer Advocate Group of Saco, curre

Brief article reporting that test samples taken from a well near where 63,000 ga

Brief article reporting that test samples taken from a well near where 63,000 ga

Brief article reporting that Tex's Tortillas, a Portland-based tortilla factory

Brief article reporting that Tex's Tortillas, a Portland-based tortilla factory

Brief article reporting that the directors of School Administrative District 51

Brief article reporting that the directors of School Administrative District 51

Brief article reporting that the employees of the Village Cafe in Portland voted

Brief article reporting that the employees of the Village Cafe in Portland voted

Brief article reporting that the families of Joseph Packard, Thomas Curlew and M

Brief article reporting that the families of Joseph Packard, Thomas Curlew and M

Brief article reporting that the family of Michael Lally, the 12-year-old boy wh

Brief article reporting that the family of Michael Lally, the 12-year-old boy wh

Brief article reporting that the federal Department of Transportation on Wednesd

Brief article reporting that the federal Department of Transportation on Wednesd

Brief article reporting that the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administ

Brief article reporting that the Finance Authority of Maine issued loans totalin

Brief article reporting that the Finance Authority of Maine issued loans totalin

Brief article reporting that the Ford Foundation and a consortium of community f

Brief article reporting that the Ford Foundation and a consortium of community f

Brief article reporting that the Freeport Town Council has passed a plan that le

Brief article reporting that the Freeport Town Council has passed a plan that le

Brief article reporting that the Gorham Connection Restaurant won top honors in

Brief article reporting that the Gorham Connection Restaurant won top honors in

Brief article reporting that the Gray Town Council on Tuesday passed four ordina

Brief article reporting that the Gray Town Council on Tuesday passed four ordina

Brief article reporting that the Guy Gannett Publishing Co. has purchased the Co

Brief article reporting that the Guy Gannett Publishing Co. has purchased the Co

Brief article reporting that the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor has received a

Brief article reporting that the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor has received a

Brief article reporting that the Libra Foundation, established by Elizabeth Noyc

Brief article reporting that the Maine Office of Substance Abuse has awarded a $

Brief article reporting that the Maine Office of Substance Abuse has awarded a $