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The Observer, the news that stands up
The last edition of the award-winning college newspaper, The Observer, was obviously flying off the shelves. At least, it seems that was the case in the Dimitry Building, in Lawrence. Under the title of “Civic Engagement” the photo on the cover page showed a group of students and faculty standing…
Easily accessible art on display in Andover
When looking to delve deeper into art and culture, one need not travel far or even spend any money to do so. Many people would be pleasantly surprised to learn that they can experience incredible works of art locally for the cost of nothing. The Addison Gallery of American Art…
Observer alum wins award
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 in Media and Communication minoring in Journalism. Rodriguez is the former Editor-in-Chief and Sports Editor of the NECC Observer. Recently Rodriguez has also…
Peace Poetry contest winners celebrated
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 graders to college students with three top place winners for each age category. Brought together for the first. time in perso since the 2020 pandemic…
Haverhill High students rave about NECC’s Early College program
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 students take classes at NECC during their regular school week that will not only satisfy their high school graduation requirements,…
COG holds pet food drive
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 animals and their roles in our lives are not forgotten about by facilitating a pet food and supply drive. Pets…
Battle of the Band goes off without a hitch
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 with bands such as Dragonfruit, Neck Dive, Four Symbols & Out of Water displaying their talent and chemistry on…
2023 PACE awards
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 job of determining which awards students would receive. PACE staff member Jessica Rocker came up with…
Coach promoted to full-time in new role
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 director Dan Blair announced the promotion this week, NECC newsroom reports. In this new role Stratton will manage NECC’s new transportation program between the Haverhill…
Plagiarism and how to avoid it
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 11. Susan Leonardi, an Instruction and Research Librarian at Northern Essex hosted a zoom call and discussed the importance of the use of…
