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

Lucky Hollander, director of the Cumberland County Child Abuse and Neglect Counc

Lucky Hollander, director of the Cumberland County Child Abuse and Neglect Counc

Luke Pynchion, 7, of Brunswick, and his parents will lead the Heart Association'

Luke Pynchion, 7, of Brunswick, and his parents will lead the Heart Association'

Lynn M. Bak of Yarmouth has been named as interim superintendent of School Admin

Lynn M. Bak of Yarmouth has been named as interim superintendent of School Admin

Lynn Van Note, the executive director of the Chocolate Church in Bath, has annou

Lynn Van Note, the executive director of the Chocolate Church in Bath, has annou

Mac the Moose, a mascot for the Maine Division of the American Cancer Society, t

Madeleine G. Corson of Yarmouth, assistant to the chairman of the board of the G

Madeleine G. Corson of Yarmouth, assistant to the chairman of the board of the G

Madison Electric Works officials rejected a Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) 10-yea

Madison Electric Works officials rejected a Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) 10-yea

Madison Electric Works, which serves Madison, Anson and parts of Norridgewock an

Madison Electric Works, which serves Madison, Anson and parts of Norridgewock an

Maine Assistant Attorney General Paul Stern on Thursday said that the lawsuit cl

Maine Attorney General Michael Carpenter, a Vietnam veteran who served on the pa

Maine Attorney General Michael Carpenter, a Vietnam veteran who served on the pa

Maine Attorney General Michael Carpenter on Tuesday refused a second time to rel

Maine Attorney General Michael Carpenter on Tuesday refused a second time to rel

Maine Attorney General Michael Carpenter, responding to concern that Maine's fir

Maine Attorney General Michael Carpenter, responding to concern that Maine's fir

Maine Attorney General Michael Carpenter yesterday said the killing of Berwick g

Maine Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter has indicated a grand jury may seek

Maine Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter has indicated a grand jury may seek

Maine Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter joined with other state attorneys ge

Maine Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter joined with other state attorneys ge

Maine Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter on Wednesday filed a complaint again

Maine Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter on Wednesday filed a complaint again

Maine Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter says state prison workers were negli

Maine Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter says state prison workers were negli

Maine Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter says that personalized letters from

Maine Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter says that personalized letters from

Maine Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter says that the North American Free Tr

Maine Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter says that the North American Free Tr

Maine averted a federal takeover of enforcing the state's clean drinking water l

Maine averted a federal takeover of enforcing the state's clean drinking water l

Maine Bank & Trust president Wayne McGarvey said that despite losing $1.3 millio

Maine Bank & Trust president Wayne McGarvey said that despite losing $1.3 millio

Maine-based First Coastal Corp. reported earnings of $323,000 for the first quar

Maine-based First Coastal Corp. reported earnings of $323,000 for the first quar

Maine businesses and tourism officals are optimistic that the 1993 tourist seaso

Maine businesses and tourism officals are optimistic that the 1993 tourist seaso

Maine businesses are attempting to control health-care costs by adopting managed

Maine businesses are attempting to control health-care costs by adopting managed

Maine businessmen are blaming stiffer enforcement of New Brunswick 11 percent sa

Maine cable companies and television stations are currently negotiating over the

Maine cable companies and television stations are currently negotiating over the

Maine Chief Justice Daniel E. Wathen, delivering his first State of the Judiciar

Maine Chief Justice Daniel E. Wathen, delivering his first State of the Judiciar

Maine churches are now in the process of determining how best to deal with insta

Maine churches are now in the process of determining how best to deal with insta

Maine Citizens for The Tax Break, a group that is sponsoring an initiative that

Maine College of Art, Westbrook College, St. Joseph's College, the University of

Maine College of Art, Westbrook College, St. Joseph's College, the University of

Maine Color Service in Portland is doing some major photo enlargement and finish

Maine Color Service in Portland is doing some major photo enlargement and finish

Maine commissioner of transportation Dana F. Connors announced the impending for

Maine commissioner of transportation Dana F. Connors announced the impending for

Maine Common Cause is preparing to take Maine Attorney General Michael Carpenter

Maine Common Cause is preparing to take Maine Attorney General Michael Carpenter

Maine communities are increasingly abandoning the old tradition of plowing priva

Maine coon cats, which have adapted to the harsh Maine winters by growing longer

Maine courts are adopting the principles of Total Quality Management in order to

Maine courts are adopting the principles of Total Quality Management in order to

Maine currently has nine microbreweries producing specialty beers, more per capi

Maine currently has nine microbreweries producing specialty beers, more per capi

Maine dam owners are paying tens of thousands of dollars in extra fees because t

Maine dam owners are paying tens of thousands of dollars in extra fees because t

Maine Democrats and Republicans are aggresively courting followers of Ross Perot

Maine Democrats and Republicans are aggresively courting followers of Ross Perot

Maine Department of Administration and Financial Services Commissioner Sawin Mil

Maine Department of Administration and Financial Services Commissioner Sawin Mil

Maine Department of Agriculture Commissioner Bernard Shaw said he lacks the lega

Maine Department of Agriculture Commissioner Bernard Shaw said he lacks the lega

Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Dean C. Marriott says

Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Dean C. Marriott says

Maine Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation officials have closed a

Maine Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation officials have closed a

Maine Department of Transporation Commissioner Dana F. Connors this month transf

Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner Dana F. Connors has put a stop t

Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner Dana F. Connors has put a stop t

Maine Department of Transportation officials say that the $36 million, 2.7-mile

Maine Department of Transportation officials say that the $36 million, 2.7-mile

Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Director Frank Amoroso has been named chief deputy

Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Director Frank Amoroso has been named chief deputy

Maine Educational Assessment test scores for 11th-graders show a 10-point increa

Maine Educational Assessment test scores for 11th-graders show a 10-point increa

Maine Education Commissioner Leo Martin has issued a draft education reform plan

Maine Education Commissioner Leo Martin on Monday issued a manifesto for Maine's

Maine Education Commissioner Leo Martin on Monday issued a manifesto for Maine's

Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co., the state's largest workers' compensation

Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co., the state's new, non-profit workers' comp

Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co., the state's new, non-profit workers' comp

Maine fish farmers harvested nearly 13.5 million pounds of salmon and trout last

Maine fish farmers harvested nearly 13.5 million pounds of salmon and trout last

Maine fourth-graders scored second nationally in reading on the National Assessm

Maine fourth-graders scored second nationally in reading on the National Assessm

Maine Gov. John R. McKernan Jr. on Tuesday took over as chairman of the Republic

Maine had 70 new AIDS cases in the first four months of 1993, and 14 percent of