About Us

The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram is Maine's leading newspaper, read by hundreds of thousands of people every week. The Press Herald reaches the most populous part of Maine with a primary circulation area from York to Knox counties, while the Sunday Telegram is distributed across the state.

Published since 1862, the Press Herald/Telegram has earned a reputation for quality journalism, exceptional design and printing, and a commitment to the communities we serve. We have consistently been named Newspaper of the Year by the New England Newspaper Association. The newspaper has also won awards in advertising from the Maine Press Association and in circulation from NEACE (New England Association of Circulation Executives).

Along with our daily news, editorial, sports and classified sections, we offer a different focus each day, including: expanded business coverage on Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday; Food & Health on Wednesdays; arts and entertainment coverage in GO on Thursday and Audience on Sunday; Maine Life and Home & Garden on Sunday and Maine Real Estate and Maine Wheels on Friday. Throughout the year we offer a variety of special sections such as our Vacationland and Holiday Shopping guides and we offer special weekly zoned sections for residents of York County, Sebago Lakes region and South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough, through the Your Neighbors South edition. The online version can be found at pressherald.com.

The newspaper is printed every night of the year at our state-of-the-art printing and distribution facility in South Portland. The paper that is ued to print the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram contains 25% recycled newspaper. We also use environmentally friendly ink and recycle all the ink and water used in our printing process.

More than 400 employees work at the newspaper in a variety of specialty areas: news, editorial, advertising, circulation, production, finance, marketing, information technology, human resources and labor relations.

The newspaper supports a variety of cultural, performing arts, social services and educational programs, including Press Herald in the Classroom, and our annual Bruce Roberts Toy Fund which provides toys to thousands of children during the holidays.

The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram is published by Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc. The company also publishes the Kennebec Journal in Augusta and the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, both dailies, and the weekly Coastal Journal in Bath and the Community Leader in Falmouth. In addition, the company owns MaineToday.com, a nationally recognized family of websites and developer of online content. Blethen Maine Newspapers is an independent division of The Seattle Times Company, a family-owned business with strong ties to Maine.

The paper that is used to print the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram contains 25% recycled newspaper. We also use environmentally friendly ink and recycle all the ink and water used in our printing process.