NECC Observer

The student news website of Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill and Lawrence, Mass.


Soccer coach aims to build connections with student athletes

By        April 7, 2021 Sports at NECC has typically always been a foundation in many college kids search for freedom and stress-relieving situations. When students are overloaded with work, which is...
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Burrill wins national pitcher of the week

By        April 2, 2021 Levi Burrill, an Amesbury native, took the mound in game two of the Knights doubleheader against nationally ranked Northampton Community College on March 22. Burrill is one of...
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Baseball team members praise college’s efforts to keep sports going

By        April 2, 2021 The officials of the NJCAA, along with college athletes, have adjusted in special ways to continue to play out sports seasons through the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past...
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March madness

By        April 2, 2021 The storied tradition of the NCAA’s March Madness basketball tournament continues in 2021 after a one-year hiatus. The 2020 March Madness tournament was shut down due to the...
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Catching up with Track and Field Coach Tim Foley

By        March 25, 2021 NECC has always been a school that offers multiple students from various different background sopportunities to decide what they want to pursue in the future. In hopes of...
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NECC Knights getting back to competition this spring

By        March 12, 2021 As the spring sports semester begins Northern Essex Community College intends to return to competition. The first sports to get this underway will be the men’s basketball team...
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Baseball team opens season with doubleheader

By        March 12, 2021 The Northern Essex Baseball team opened their season with a doubleheader on March 7 and 8. After no season in 2020, the team was excited to get back onto the field again....
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A shift in sports at NECC

By        March 2, 2021 Kids and teens in the United States always have at least one dream about what they want to do when they are older, some of these dreams are inspired overtime by what they do,...
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