NECC Observer

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


Spring semester comes to an end

By        May 10, 2021 The spring semester is nearing it’s end, and finals are just on the horizon. Students give their opinions on how the semester went and their experience. Sarah Sanford who...
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Spreading Alzheimer’s awareness in the community

By        April 22, 2021 The Alzheimer’s Association is partnering with NECC to spread awareness about Alzheimers. The association is inviting NECC, students and their families to participate in an event...
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Registration for summer, fall begins at NECC

By        April 7, 2021 Registration for the summer and fall semesters is now open at Northern Essex Community College. The school is offering many different options for classes. There will be in person...
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Reflecting on a year of COVID

By        March 25, 2021 In March of 2021 the anniversary of the first lockdown came about, and more specifically the first time since NECC shut down and changed the format to online learning. Students...
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Students engage with Black History Month through African dance class

By        March 2, 2021 On Feb. 24, students gathered through Zoom to meet with Bisi from Izizwe Dance Studio, stationed in Lawrence Massachusetts. The goal was to learn more about Black History Month...
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Students connect through art club

By        February 18, 2021 On the cold night of February 10, students turned on their computers and met through the familiar Zoom to have the Art Club meeting. The club is still fairly new, it’s beginning...
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Students react to COVID-19 vaccine news

By        December 16, 2020 On the 13th of December, the Covid vaccine was being packaged and prepared to be distributed all across the country. The vaccine made history, becoming the fastest ever created....
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