NECC Observer

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


Bittersweet experience at NECC

By        April 26, 2023 When I decided to start my academic journey, I did it thinking that at this point of my life, being 45 years old, I was not looking for the certificate itself. I was looking for...
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Students and faculty opposed to removal of student resources coordinator position

By        April 26, 2023 College administrators have proposed eliminating the position of Civic Engagement, Service-Learning, and Community Resources Coordinator. Since 2015, working on developing plans...
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Alum talks business, shares advice for entrepreneurs

By        April 18, 2023 NECC alum Travis Jacobs, who graduated in 1998, founder and managing partner at The Jacobs Law LLC, came back to his alma mater to share his knowledge and experience as a lawyer...
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Helping pollinators: Eco-art project ready to fly

By        March 27, 2023 Plant Paint Cross Pollinate recently touched down on the Lawrence campus. The positive environmental art project landed at the new art gallery in the Fournier building on...
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Two centers merge together

By        February 21, 2023 The Center for Business and Accounting Services and the Center for Professional Studies have merged into the Business & Professional Studies Center. Together they are...
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My dream job

By  and        March 11, 2022 The last year of the last century I was committed to changing my life significantly. I wanted to stop working in a factory full of ink, inhaling thinner, and other toxic products...
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