NECC Observer

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


The Isolation impact: Quarantine’s effects on mental health

By  and        May 10, 2021 The monotonous infinity of days passing, a lack of social and physical contact, all while having remote access to any substance you could possibly want to purchase. During the...
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Pandemic pregnancy: The pressures of parenthood

By  and        May 4, 2021 Because there is still so much that we do not know about COVID-19, we are unsure of some of the effects that it can have on a developing child. What we do know is that COVID-19...
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A year in a pandemic: How it has affected those with chronic illness.

By  and        March 25, 2021 It has been year since the World Health Organization declared SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19/The Coronavirus, a global pandemic. Since then, more than 118 million people have been infected...
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State’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout not enough to quell disproportional number of positive cases in Lawrence

By  and        March 2, 2021 Massachusetts vaccine distribution is categorized into three phases. Phase 1 is made up of front-line workers such as doctors, nurses, home health aides, long term care/assisted...
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Federal government’s ninth execution of the year raises questions

By  and        December 16, 2020 The Federal government’s ninth execution of the year, and the first federal execution in a lame-duck period in 130 years begs the question, Why? Brandon Bernard’s execution on...
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Federal pandemic unemployment assistance to expire soon

By  and        December 8, 2020 The discontinuance of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance is set to leave many unemployed people without financial aid. Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) is a...
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Respiratory care professor, residents react to new COVID rules

By  and        November 19, 2020 As Massachusetts COVID-19 cases rise, Governor Baker imposed a curfew and updated mask mandate as of Nov. 6. The Department of Public Health made a statement on their website...
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