Observer Department: News

Mobile market provides free food

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The mobile farmer's market at Northern Essex Community College provides free food to students and faculty, The Food Market is open once a month from September through April on both campuses located in Haverhill and Lawrence. Northern Essex will have its next Food Market on Oct. 27. In order to…

Pandemic School: Learning during COVID

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Coronavirus has drastically changed the ways schools have been running. Throughout Haverhill and surrounding areas, schools are all going about opening in a very different way. Three students, Violette Smith, Hannah Grace, and Sydney Wolbach all attend different schools in the area and give us some insight into what it…

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Pandemic Etiquette 101

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The day of March 12 will live in infamy due to the coronavirus pandemic and how it subsequently shook up the world. When this pandemic first hit, we didn't exactly know what we were in for but we knew that life as we knew it would never be the same.…

Online learning in the pandemic

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During this pandemic, it has been difficult for students to learn and concentrate. Some college students have faced a lot of struggles. Also, the professors have been facing difficulties teaching during the pandemic. Mirrororajah Metcalfe is a student at Northern Essex Community College. Her major is Journalism and Communications. She…

When COVID-19 hits home

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COVID-19 continues to tear through the world, through the United States, and through Massachusetts. It continues to reach and affect people throughout the Haverhill community, and in other surrounding communities. And since the pandemic first reached this area, it has hit home for numerous college and high school students, like…

Students share opinions of online learning

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There are many aspects that come into play with today’s changes in learning due to the pandemic that everyone wants to see the end of. Some believe the online changes are for the better and some do not. Three Northern Essex community college students were interviewed on the topic at…

Speechapalooza goes online, collects donations for student relief fund

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Northern Essex Community College students hosted an online public speaking event, called Speechapalooza, on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube from Wednesday-Friday, April 29-May 1. (Pictured is Dylan Musgrave participating in the event.) The event helped collect donations for the college's Student Emergency Fund and was attended by hundreds. The fund provides laptop…

Children face homeschool blues

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In these troubling times, education for the young has taken a new form to accommodate the circumstances, though not all of it is welcome. Some students find themselves using new online tools to learn while others find their parents becoming their teacher. Alicia Togue, who has children in both fifth…

The essential worker: A view from the frontline

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Shopping centers, restaurants, parks and any other place where social gatherings could take place are now shut down until further notice, unless deemed essential by the government.   Being an essential worker during this COVID-19 pandemic can be very stressful. Many workers are scared to bring it home. Sadly, because thousands of…

Face masks mandated in Massachusetts

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On May 6, the use of mandatory masks took effect throughout the state of Massachusetts. The order, executed by Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Barker, requires residents to wear a face covering in public places when they cannot socially distance themselves. The request applies to all employees, customers and public transport companies…