Observer Department: Features
After Earth Day: How to continue to care for the planet all year long
Earth Day was celebrated by people all over the country on April 22. Some commemorated the holiday by attending Earth Day rallies, attending beach cleanups, or, of course, posting the collage of the most beautiful pictures of the Earth. While celebrating the earth is great, the attitude of saving the…
A moment with Professor Michael Cross
Michael Cross is an adjunct professor at Northern Essex Community College and has a passion for science. Cross has a PHD in organic chemistry from the University of Utah. He has been working here at Northern Essex Community College for 11 years now. Cross is also very interested in forensic…
Behind the scenes of the NECC Observer
At Northern Essex Community College, journalism students have the chance to have their class stories featured in Northern Essex Community College’s own newspaper, The NECC Observer. About every two weeks, Journalism students are asked to write a story about something happening at NECC. If they are lucky, talented, and write…
Local church goes above and beyond to serve the community
Located at 17 Newcomb St. in Haverhill, MA, Changing Lives Christian Church has found multiple ways to help its surrounding community, as well as ways to serve people in communities abroad. Founded by Pastor Craig Mattheson of Methuen, MA, Changing Lives Christian Church has implemented various outreach programs through its…
A look into the mind: The Story of Elizabeth Casanave
“I’m driven to be constantly improving myself – growing into a better person, a more caring, contributing, productive member of society.” says UMass Lowell’s Graduate Programs Advisor and psychology and philosophy professor here at NECC, Elizabeth Casanave, who has long been fascinated with the mind and life’s large ideas. Casanave…
Spotlight on Professor Isabelle Gagne
Isabelle Gagne is a pyschology professor here at Northern Essex community college and she is a valuable part of the NECC community. Like most faculty, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented challenges in recent years. However, Gagne has been teaching online classes for some time now. Gagne says, “I’ve been teaching…
Center for Liberal Arts offers variety of services
The Center for Liberal Arts is the home for all the Liberal Arts students here at Northern Essex Community College. There are many students who fall under the umbrella of liberal arts at NECC. P “There’s a pure liberal arts degree and then there are some other areas of the…
Psychology Program Coordinator Krista Titone shares her story
Fearless Krista Titone grew up in the suburbs of Hampstead, NH, an only child, raised by both her grandparents and father. As a child she felt safe, supported and loved by her friends and neighbors. Titone says “I had the most amazing childhood and am so very very grateful to…
Reading is the new yoga
Covid-19 gave way to new hobbies, such as reading. According to the New Yorker, reading can put people in a pleasure-like state of mind, similar to meditation. I interviewed 2 current and one previous student from NECC asking how they utilize reading to better help their mental health. Maddie Reid,…
Locals reflect on how pandemic has changed our lives
COVID is a virus that has been affecting the whole world but when discussing with locals living in Massachusetts Jelisa Lopez, Sylvia Lopez and Angelica Ruiz, they share how COVID has affected them in ways outside of it being a virus. Life before COVID feels nothing short of a dream…
