The NECC Observer is the award-winning student run newspaper that covers the Haverhill and Lawrence campuses of Northern Essex Community College. It has won multiple awards for its print version of the newspaper, and in September 2014 the NECC Observer launched its online news site.
The Observer serves as the independent voice of the students, faculty and staff to report news and events of the community. It is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press and the New England Press Association. It also serves as a public forum for the NECC community. Views expressed in the Observer are neither representative of NECC’s views, nor that of the Observer staff as a whole. To contact the Observer or to submit a letter to the editor, email us at observer@necc.mass.edu or visit our office in Haverhill, Spurk building, Room C-318. You can also reach us by phone at (978) 556-3027.
The faculty adviser of the NECC Observer is Mary Jo Shafer, Journalism/Communication Program coordinator and an instructor in the program. She can be reached at mshafer@necc.mass.edu.
The NECC Observer is sponsored by the Liberal Arts: Journalism/Communication Program at NECC. For information about the Observer, the program, or becoming a journalism or communication major at NECC, please contact Shafer at mshafer@necc.mass.edu.
The NECC Observer is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press, College Media Advertisers, Inc., the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and the New England Press Association.
Location
Room C-318
Spurk Building
100 Elliott Street
Haverhill, MA 01830
Observer Staff
Editor-in-Chief: Kimberly Zappala
Opinions Editor: Kimberly Zappala
News Editor: Daniela Valdivia-Terres
Campus Life Editor: Karen P. Stokes
Campus Life Editor: Demiya Silva
Features Editor: Elle Palumbo
Arts and Entertainment Editor: Shaun Hood
Arts and Entertainment Editor: Caroline Magner
Sports Editor: Daniel Henrick
Join the Staff
Have you taken Journalism I? Are you taking it now? Would you like to be in the Observer staff? Then submit your resume to: observer@necc.mass.edu
Contact
Newsroom
Phone: 978.556.3027
Email: observer@necc.mass.edu
Advertising: 978.556.3027
Adviser
Phone:978.556.3027
Email: mshafer@necc.mass.edu
Send Letters or Articles
We welcome letters and articles from our readers. You can submit via email, and must include your name and phone number for verification. Write “Letter” or “Article to Editor” in the subject line so we notice it right away. Send your letters to observer@necc.mass.edu We try to publish all letters we receive, but we reserve the right to edit or reject those we receive.
