NECC Observer

The student news website of Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill and Lawrence, Mass.


Students face difficulties while studying at home

By        October 26, 2020 College life has been turned upside down since the pandemic struck. Rather than sitting at classroom desks many students are learning from their bedrooms or kitchen tables. There...
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Students find ways to work with the pandemic

By        October 26, 2020 During COVID-19 especially at the start, 22 million jobs were lost which made it all around hard for many people. We even came to the point America started cutting stimulus...
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A Halloween like no other

By        October 26, 2020 Now ten months in, it is no secret that the year 2020 has been anything but traditional for the entire country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. With Massachusetts deemed...
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Student to host talk on “How to build a blog”

By        October 26, 2020 Mary Jo Shafer: Faculty Advisor | NECC...
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How students plan to spend Halloween during COVID-19

By        October 26, 2020 As Halloween begins this upcoming holiday season, many celebratory plans have been negatively affected (or even canceled) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dressing-up in costumes...
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Educators discuss the challenges of online learning

By        October 26, 2020 Since March of this year, students have had to adjust to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But teachers and professors have had to adjust as well. While many...
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Julia Child: Larger than life, in stature and legacy

By        October 26, 2020 Julia Child’s culinary journey really began to materialize in the 1950’s, when she was settling down in France with her husband, Paul Cushing Child. Julia attended...
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