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Baseball team hits a home run: Knights ranked third in national standings
Unexpectedly, the Northern Essex Community College (NECC) baseball team has achieved unprecedented success, advancing to the third place in the country. Players and advisers are thrilled with the team’s incredible ascent to the top, which has created a historic moment for the college’s sports department. Head Coach Jeff Mejia expressed…
Balancing your child’s screemtime
In an era dominated by screens and digital devices, a growing concern is emerging about the impact of technology on children. The increasing prevalence of smartphones, tablets, and other gadgets has led to a generation of youngsters who are not just users but often obsessed with the digital world. As…
Q & A with The Screening Room owners, Becca and Ben Fundis
Recently, the NECC Observer was fortunate enough to chat with the owners of The Screening Room, an independent movie theater in downtown Newburyport. Owned by Becca and Ben Fundis, this past summer, The Screening Room showed both “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie”! Check out part of our interview below! Shaun: Walk us…
Professors and staff speak out about ‘fair pay’
Professors and staff are under “Work to Rule,” as of press time for the Observer, on Tuesday, Nov. 14. They say they are protesting being underpaid, not receiving a raise since 2021 and currently working without a contract. Faculty and staff members of the Massachusetts Community College Council – MCCC…
NECC baseball: A fresh start
When the Knights came down to their last swing in Greeneville, Tennessee, against program Dallas Eastfield in the Junior College World Series emotions were high. When your season ends in Tennessee, even if you don’t make it to the finals, even if you finish third, even if you don’t bring…
‘A Field of Lost Hair Ties’ on display in NECC gallery
Tall, teetering towers of snakelike rings stand tall and sway a bit, forming the appearance of some strange forest. Upon further inspection, however, these snakelike rings of which the towering figures are teeming with appear to be elastic hair ties. This is what one can expect to see in Sam…
‘Almost Maine’ hits the stage at NECC
It’s fall at NECC. The leaves are changing, students are settling into their routines, and the annual autumn play is just around the corner. This year students and faculty are being treated to John Cariani’s “Almost, Maine” (stylized with a comma), directed by professor Brianne Beatrice. Having worked at NECC…
Unraveling Israel vs. Palestine
On October 7th, 2023, Hamas militants unleashed one of its deadliest attacks in Israel in years. As of October 21, about 1400 Israelians have been killed from the attacks from this terrorist organization and they claim that they will stop at nothing until their one goal is reached, “The destruction…
Kindness Rocks in liberal arts
The Center for Liberal Arts, located in C209, is a space reserved for liberal arts students to study, do homework, and even just chat. The comfortable chairs placed around the room and the free snacks, as well as the Coordinator, Sarah Regan-Kelly, make the environment quite welcoming. So, it is…
Presidential candidate to visit NECC
Asa Hutchinson, former Arkansas governor and current Republican candidate for president, will visit Northern Essex Community College on Oct. 18 Hutchinson will be a guest speaker on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 11 a.m. in TC 103. NECC instructor Rich Padova, who teaches U.S. history, American government and politics, is organizing…
