NECC Observer

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


Students continue to reflect on cyberattack

By        April 18, 2023 As most students attending Northern Essex Community College know, a few weeks ago at the beginning of March, the school underwent a cyber attack on its systems causing panic that...
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Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown shares life story with NECC students

By        April 18, 2023 Scott Brown served as United States Senator for the Bay State from 2010 until 2013. Brown rose to the Senate after running a successful campaign against former Attorney General...
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Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown visits NECC

By        April 18, 2023 On April 10, NECC students, faculty and staff were invited to join GOV101 in listening to former U.S. Senator and U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown speak in Lecture Hall A on the...
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‘Hot Topics’ event takes on ‘indoctrination’ in the classroom

By        April 7, 2023 Northern Essex faculty gathered for a Hot Topics event hosted by President Glenn on Monday, Feb. 27 to discuss ideological indoctrination in the classrooms of schools across the...
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Cyberattack’s effects linger for some students

By        April 7, 2023 The recent cyberattack had many effects on the students and faculty. Luckily the college was able to reopen the night of Tuesday the 7th. The IT at NECC sent an email to the...
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NECC hit by cyberattack

By        March 10, 2023 Students, faculty and staff are trying to get back on track after Northern Essex Community College was hit by an apparent cyberattack, which led to canceled classes and outages...
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Public safety at NECC

By        February 21, 2023 The Northern Essex Community College ( NECC) police Department is committed to serve and protect the campus the students and the community. Chief David Hobbs dressed in a black...
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Honors students awarded scholarships

By        February 21, 2023 Northern Essex Community College is proud to recognize the accomplishments of five honors students. Emily Ellis, Scotty Silva, Wildalis Tejada, Elvis Soto, and Soiri Rosario each...
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