NECC Observer

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


Trying not to burst: Relationships inside the bubble

Sometimes ‘okay’ is the best we got. And for surviving 2020, ‘okay’ is pretty good. As we come upon the one-year mark of quarantine, Americans couldn’t be more eager to head out...
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COVID-19’s effects on a health-care workplace

This March will mark one-year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Millions of employees have had to worked remotely from home to socially distance...
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Students, and teachers continue to adjust to online formats

College students have adjusted in profound ways to continue to retain information through the COVID-19 pandemic. It is no secret that the past year has been a culture change to...
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Greater Lawrence Family Health Center doctors encourage community to get vaccinated

On Tuesday evening, March.2, NECC students Tanner Jordan and Silvia Urena Polanco hosted a COVID-19 Vaccine Forum alongside guest doctors Lydia Rex and Tuhin Roy from Greater...
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Interactive comedy hour offers a night of laughts

On Wednesday evening March 3rd, NECC Student Life Activities presented an online interactive comedy hour to have fun and loosen up life during COVID times, hosted by professional...
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Learning remotely: The impacts of social media on NECC students at home

In a time where students and professionals are adjusting to a new environment by working remotely from home, there are many sources of entertainment in the environment meant for...
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How local artists are keeping in touch with creativity during COVID-19

When it comes to creativity and artistic expression, human interactions and experiences can sometimes be one’s main source of inspiration. The COVID-19 pandemic has made our...
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