Portland Press Herald

Newspaper Seeks Incentive to Stay in City

Stevie Converse — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:12:29 -0400

Full article: Portland Press Herald
Tom Bell
The new owner of the Portland Press Herald is asking city officials for financial assistance to help the newspaper remain in the city rather than move to South Portland.

Seattle Times Completes Sale of Maine Properties

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:56:32 -0400

Full article: Associated Press
Jerry Harkavy
The financially struggling Seattle Times Co. sold its Blethen Maine newspapers, including the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram, to an investor group led by a Pennsylvania publisher.

Group Signs Deal to Buy Portland Press Herald

Stevie Converse — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:58:29 -0500

Full article: Bollard Report
Maine Media Investments, a politically connected group that includes former Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cohen, Bob Baldacci (brother of Maine Gov. John Baldacci) and developer Michael Liberty, has signed a purchase and sale agreement with the Seattle Times Co. to buy Blethen Maine Newspapers.

A Maine Beacon Blinks

Stevie Converse — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:56:02 -0400

Full article: Boston Globe
Tania deLuzuriaga
Residents of Maine's largest city are confronting the possibility that the Portland Press Herald could soon stop publishing, and that Portland could become one of the first American cities to lose its daily newspaper.

Portland Press Herald Cuts Staff, Sections

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:32:19 -0400

Full article: Editor & Publisher
Joe Strupp
The Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram, part of the Blethen Maine Newspapers that are up for sale, have laid off an undisclosed number of employees and will cut several sections, the paper reported.

Potential Buyer Emerges for Maine Newspapers

Stevie Converse — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:42:57 -0400

Full article: Associated Press
An investor group that includes former Defense Secretary William Cohen has emerged as a potential buyer of Blethen Maine Newspapers, owner of the Portland Press Herald, Maine Sunday Telegram and other newspapers in the state.