Observer Department: News
Market Basket strikes cause strife
With the Demoulas family fighting and the Market Basket chain coming to a near halt, it has affected some students here at NECC. It was early July when the Market Basket board of directors headed by Arthur S. Demoulas fired Arthur T. Demoulas who had been serving as president of…
Marcia Winters speaks on counseling and health services at NECC
NECC counseling services offers a safe place for students to address problems affecting their lives, and for students, faculty and staff to receive appropriate referrals to aid them in areas of life where they may be struggling. Marcia Winters, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Social Worker (LCSW) is…
NECC to bid public safety
Public Safety is an important department on any college campus. NECC contracts with a private company called Eagle Investigative Service, Inc., or EIS, for its public safety. "Eagle was the public safety company that was under contract [four years ago]; so this was bid out before I got here, and…
Wilson talks about choosing two year or four year college and universities
When students reach their senior year of high school, the pressure to choose a college to further their education can be a very stressful time. Psychology major Maddi Wilson of Salem, N.H. is one of many students who was in this predicament. Wilson previously attended Campbell High School in Litchfield,…
Marie Phillips and Lukas Schmid take home Student of Month honor
Two Northern Essex Community College students were recently honored for being picked as students of the month. Marie Phillips was student of the month for February and Lukas Schmid was named student of the month for March. Phillips, an early childhood education student, was nominated by professor Deirdre Budzyna. Budzyna…
Kelsey Terry named student trustee
Kelsey Terry has been voted in as Student Trustee at NECC for the fall/spring semester of 2014/2015. Terry has been a student at NECC since spring of 2012 where she studies Liberal Arts with concentrations in biology, psychology, and philosophy. Terry currently is a math tutor in the math center,…
NECC holds annual Campus Classic 5k
On May 3, NECC hosted their 2nd annual Campus Classic 5k on Haverhill campus at 10 a.m. with a Fun Run for children starting at 9 a.m. Walkers and runners were welcome, and 189 of them participated in the race, including NECC president Lane Glenn who placed 16th out of…
