Observer alum wins award
By Shantely Aquino May 9, 2023 22-year-old Jose Rodriguez is a journalism graduate of Northern Essex Community College who is now pursuing his bachelor’s degree at Salem State University, where he is majoring...read more
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Peace Poetry contest winners celebrated
By Shantely Aquino, Features Editor May 9, 2023 Photo courtesy NECC At NECC’s Haverhill campus Tech Building the 15th Annual Peace Poetry contest was held the night of May 4. The contestants’ ages ranged from first...read more
Haverhill High students rave about NECC’s Early College program
By Kaliyan Pech, Correspondent May 9, 2023 Northern Essex Community College offers an early college program to high school students who are looking to get a jump start to college while still in high school. High school...read more
COG holds pet food drive
By Mackenzie Sanderson, Correspondent May 9, 2023 Most times when helping people the needs of their pets and the big roles they play in people’s lives are forgotten. Professor Paula Richards from NECC is making sure these...read more
Battle of the Band goes off without a hitch
By Matthew Scharn, Correspondent April 28, 2023 Current students and alumni were excited to bring their talent to the first ever Battle of the Bands over in Northern Essex’s Tech Center on April 13. The competition was fierce...read more
2023 PACE awards
By Kim Zappala, Editor-in-Chief April 28, 2023 It is the end of the spring 2023 semester, and it is time to celebrate students for their hard work and determination with the PACE awards. The amazing staff at PACE had a hard...read more
Coach promoted to full-time in new role
By Daniel Henrick, Sports Editor April 26, 2023 Darren Stratton, the current Men’s basketball coach has been given the newly created role of Assistant Director of Auxiliary Services for transportation and athletics. Athletic...read more
Plagiarism and how to avoid it
By Shantely Aquino, Features Editor April 18, 2023 The NECC Library is hosting a continuing series of workshops to help students define, identify and avoid plagiarism when completing assignments. One workshop was held on April...read more