NECC Observer

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


Beauty in the mundane: Find inspiration, challenge yourself and see things differently

By        March 25, 2021 A big thing right now is finding strong enough inspiration during these trying times that will give you a desire to create. A lot of creatives have found new ways of finding...
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Limited resources: Making the most with what you have

By        March 25, 2021 As if the pandemic and social distancing wasn’t enough, it seems like even our resources are growing scarce. Things have been tough lately and we all may not have access to...
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A taste of maple sugaring

By        March 25, 2021 As we draw into mud season, the dreary stretch between early March and April, the grass finally becomes visible through the melting snow, trees start to bud, and slush and mud...
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COVID-19 one year later: An oral history

By        March 25, 2021 In March 2020 the world stood still when a pandemic ended everyday life. It started as a virus with its origins unknown that started in the city of Wuhan in the heart of the...
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Trying not to burst: Relationships inside the bubble

By        March 12, 2021 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

By        March 12, 2021 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

By        March 12, 2021 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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