NECC Observer

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


College Life and Campus Services Fair

| NECC Observer Sponsored by Student Engagement, the College Life & Campus Services Fair was held on the Haverhill campus on Sept. 16 and the Lawrence campus on Sept. 21 and...
read more

Mass Sheriff Training Program at NECC

Students may have noticed a sheriff’s van driving through the quad on Sept. 9. On top of the Methuen Police Academy, NECC has now become home to the Massachusetts Sheriff...
read more

Opportunity Works’ Justin Sanchez

Walking into Opportunity Works, you hear classical music playing from the welcome desk. The staff instantly greet you, and quickly help you get to where you need to go. The...
read more

“Haverhill’s Archie” – Fact or Legend?

Local legend holds that artist Bob Montana created the Archie comic strip and based the characters, at least in part, on his Haverhill High School peers. The truth of this claim...
read more

Coach Bradley Brings Back Cross Country to NECC

Northern Essex Athletics has not offered a cross country program in seven years. There hasn’t been a coach or enough students to fill out a team. Now, after all this time, they...
read more

Campus Accessibility

Accessibility at Northern Essex has long been a hot-button issue. The outdated elevators, the cracks in the ramps, the ice and snow in the winter — it all falls under the...
read more

Outdoor Basketball Court in Jeopardy

When students drive on Kenoza St. to take the rear entrance into Northern Essex, they are greeted with the nice view of Kenoza Lake. On the other side of the road, though, lies...
read more