Observer Department: News

Lawrence PD partners with NECC

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Citizens Police Academy to be offered for local residents Northern Essex Community College is now co-sponsoring the City of Lawrence’s Citizens Police Academy, a six-week program that gives local residents and business owners an overview of the police department and the criminal justice system. The academy will be held Saturdays,…

PACE yourself

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Program helps students succeed As the semester slowly makes its end, the Pace program motivates students to join their program for the upcoming semester. The pace program helps students develop skills for their future career. They also help you with steps that will allow you to transfer to a four…

YWCA shoe drive at NECC

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Unworn and gently used shoes to go to 2 charities On December 4 NECC sent students and faculty an email making them aware of NECC’s sponsorship of the YWCA Northeastern Massachusetts’ Shoes with Heart campaign. Starting December 5 through January 31 people are encouraged to donate their gently worn or…

Stress control as finals week draws nigh

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The end of the semester is always a very stressful time for college students. Its the time where students are getting in any work that they may be late on, preparing for final tests, giving final presentations or working on final projects. Although college in general can be very stressful…

Season’s greetings, semester’s farewell

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NECC students discuss how to finish off the fall semester With the end of the semester coming to a close and the holidays rolling in, it still surprises people just how stressful this time of year is.  Yet there is a lot to appreciate about this time of year and…

NSLS cultivates leaders at NECC

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National Society of Leadership and Success hosts hands-on practice The National Society of Leadership and Success provides opportunities to students to form the basis of what it means to be a leader and the process to achieve individual goals.  “The purpose of the NSLS is to get students to get experience…

A free trip for creative minds

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Program opens up MFA to Northern Essex Students In September of 2018, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston received funding from Liz and Bob Pozen in part to fund the Pozen Community College Access Program.  This program allows 15 community colleges including NECC free access to the MFA for a…

Club collecting donations

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Donations to help homeless in the Haverhill area The Respiratory Care Club has teamed up to provide a mitten/scarf drive as well as a canned food drive. Their boxes are in place until the end of November. All of the donations are going to the Emmaus House in Haverhill. Emmaus…

Knight is named

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Nessex is now the name for the NECC mascot Our new and improved mascot was proudly named “Nessex” thanks to submissions from students, staff and alumni for the “Name The Knight” contest. After collecting all submissions from September 4-23, three final names were chosen by a panel of judges to…

NECC opens new study area

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Students have a new place to find a quiet place to focus A new quiet student area is available for NECC students’ use. The area is in the second floor of the Behrakis One-Stop Student Service Center (Student Center). The space was once occupied by Academic Advising; which has since…