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Speaker highlights tech in the cannabis industry

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Self-made entrepreneur Adam Pineau is one of the proud co-owners of Stem Haverhill. He visited NECC on Oct. 19 and spoke in TC103 about technology in his industry as part of STEM week activities at the college. Pineau alongside wife Caroline started Stem Haverhill two years ago and since then…

Unidos Paint Night: Special night celebrates creativity, art, music and meditation

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Unidos Paint Night at NECC Lawrence Campus on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 27, brought together a group of women to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. This wonderful group of all ages, and Hispanic demographics were brought together with a meditation guided by Elizabeth Delgado, owner of Colectiva Wellness & Healing,…

NECC gives remarks on the conclusion of “The Walking Dead”

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When I was in seventh grade, in 2014, I fell in love with not just a TV show, but a world of fandom and opportunities that would continue to inspire me for years to come. This came about when I started watching “The Walking Dead.” Ever since watching the first…

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The past two years have been trying in ways few of us would’ve thought possible. While some might have predicted an event like the Coronavirus Outbreak of 2020, few could have predicted the wide reaching societal impact it had and the conflict and melodrama it helped give rise to in…

A glimpse into the writing major option

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Northern Essex Community College provides students with the tools needed to succeed, and the Liberal Arts Writing Option program gives students the opportunity to expand their career while they are enhancing their skills. The Liberal Arts Writing Option major has been around for a long time. Northern Essex’s English department…

NECC Trick-or-Treat and the roots of Samhain

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In September, it was announced on NECC’s website that the Office of Student Life and the SOAR team would be hosting a Campus Wide Trick-or-Treat on All Hallow’s Eve, which has sparked excitement among students. The event, hosted in both Haverhill and Lawrence, will include trick-or-treating throughout the campuses and…

Successful semester for Community Outreach Group

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Finally unhindered by the COVID-19 pandemic NECC's Community Outreach Group (COG) has bounced back with a successful year of volunteer work. This semester COG has orchestrated a bake sale for deaf inc., a clothing drive for Lazarus house, and a collaborative campus clean-up.  "This semester they decided they wanted to…

Young adults continue to experience mental health difficulties as COVID persists

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There is currently an epidemic of young adults suffering from mental health problems. These issues may have been prompted by a number of things on account of COVID-19 such as loss of jobs or financial troubles, worries about the safety of ourselves and loved ones and compromised social lives.  From…

Why students continue to take online classes

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COVID-19 has altered the ways that individuals approach education. One of these things that have changed is the prominence of online classes. Even now, when in-person courses are up and running, many people still opt to take their classes virtually. One of these students is Avery Hochheiser, an early college…

Raquel Quezada: Journey of Latina who changed the world

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On Wednesday Feb. 2 I had a chance to interview Raquel Quezada from Haverhill she is currently studying psychology in Northern Essex Community College. She is an author,and used to be a journalist in Dominican Republic. Raquel Quezada has a radio program on Saturday Changing the World with Person with…