Observer Department: Features

A year in review: Haverhill woman reflects on her first year as a business owner

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As the date marking the opening of her business quickly approaches in just a few weeks, Haverhill local Ellen Farmer reflects on her first year as a small business owner. Farmer, who’s a member of Haverhill High School’s  class of 2014, opened Monarch Nutrition on Winter Street in March of…

Student Life Coordinator keeps students connected with NECC

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Student Life Coordinator, Stephanie Haskell, has a lot on her plate at NECC, but she is an integral part of the Northern Essex community. Haskell is from Concord New Hampshire and has been working at Northern Essex for over three years now since September of 2018.  There are many important…

Tutoring Center makes a difference for students

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Northern Essex Community College offers a variety of one-on-one support services that students can take advantage of while on campus, including the Tutoring Center. Students can utilize this resource if they are seeking help on a particular assignment from a professional tutor. Students can also connect with a tutor if…

What the Respiratory Care Club at NECC is all about

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At Northern Essex Community College, students can become involved on campus through a number of different clubs and organizations like the Respiratory Care Club. In the club, students studying respiratory care have the opportunity to discuss health-related conditions, and can take advantage of different volunteer opportunities allowing them to give…

New England’s agricultural fairs are back after a year hiatus

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Topsfield and Deerfield had a taste of fried dough and normalcy early this month with the return of their long-awaited annual agricultural fairs.  However, after the global pandemic forced the tradition to a halt this time last year, many feel that there needs to be precautions. "It's definitely a big…

How is COVID-19 affecting your college experience?

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Covid-19 has plagued the world. And it may even feel as if you're the only one experiencing troubles, whether it's in the classroom, on campus, or in your everyday lives. One thing for certain is we are all struggling through these troubling times. In an interview with a select few…

Staff profile: Pam LaBella – assistive technology specialist at Northern Essex Community College

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Haverhill resident Pam LaBella has always been passionate about helping people throughout her career, and understands the importance of providing support to people so they can succeed in their future endeavors.   Whether she is helping young students after school with their homework, training career professionals, or helping college students adapt…

Before I’m gone: A photo essay

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This project is something that was born out of my own fears. It is a realization. It is a hard pill to swallow. It is a truth, that I (and many) need to face. This project was birthed from the knowledge of knowing that I won’t be on this planet…

A student with her eyes on radiologic technology degree shares her NECC journey

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Current student, Kali Bergeron, 20, of Salem, N.H., is spending her second semester at Northern Essex. Bergeron is in her prerequsite year of her general health and science courses, with the goal of getting into the radiology program and eventually becoming a radiologic technologist. Bergeron explains her path to radiology…

Two neurology students share their thoughts on a year of pandemic learning

Ryan Partland, a neurology student who has been attending university in Denver, Colorado throughout the entire pandemic, is eager to return to a full workload of in-person labs, demonstrations and lectures coming up in August. Partland's girlfriend, Liliana Morris, who was studying neurology alongside him prior to the pandemic, traveled…