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NECC welcomes new cross-country head coach, David Tousignant

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On March 17 David Tousignant of Lowell arrived at NECC to serve as the next head coach for the Men and Women’s Varsity cross-country program. Athletic director, Dan Blair announced the hiring. “He has good experience at the high school level throughout the region and I think that will translate…

After Earth Day: How to continue to care for the planet all year long

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Earth Day was celebrated by people all over the country on April 22. Some commemorated the holiday by attending Earth Day rallies, attending beach cleanups, or, of course, posting the collage of the most beautiful pictures of the Earth. While celebrating the earth is great, the attitude of saving the…

A new era in the movie industry

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There was a time where Arnold Schwarzenegger was the biggest action movie star in Hollywood. Star Wars was the hottest movie franchise around and watching movies in the theater made your experience unimaginable. Nowadays, we are still getting Star Wars movies over 30 years later, movie stars have come and…

Valentine’s Day date against Bristol

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On Valentine’s Day NECC Knights had a date with Bristol Community College it was a 6 p.m. tip off at the Sports and Fitness Center. Knights won 75 to 64 to pick their 12 straight wins and secure at least one first home games, this was a make up game…

Knights Soccer team

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On Oct. 23 the NECC Knights Soccer team were 2-9-1 and were facing Massasoit Community College at noon.   Their head coach is Eusebio Marote this season.  They are having a bad season. They have a losing record, but the coach said the second half of the season has shown improvement.   “I believe…

Women’s Volleyball semifinals and finals

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The NECC Women’s Volleyball team were looking to become Region 21 champion for the first time since 2018.   In the semifinals they hosted number 4 seed Holyoke Community College on Oct. 23.   The Knights won the semifinals by shutting out the number 4 seed in three sets. Set one 25-18,…

Regis North offers pathways to degree completion on NECC’s campus

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19-208 Regis North Brochure 9-18-20

Knights baseball team prepares for Regionals

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After a 29 game regular season, the Northern Essex baseball team finished with a final record of 19-10, winning their last 16 of 21 contests. The Knights opened up their season inMarch, going down to New Jersey and Pennsylvania to play two top 10 nationally rankedopponents: Northampton Community College and…

Learning with Zoom

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Since the start of pandemic, we have all been trying to gather ourselves and figure out what our new “normal” is. As far as educational purposes go, schools and universities had to think of a way for their students to continue their education virtually. This is when the software Zoom…

The ups and downs of online learning

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It has been a full year since Northern Essex Community College made the shift towards online learning to fit the regulations of Covid-19. Even though there has always been an option to participate in virtual classes, this is an entire new take on the idea. There are zoom meetings, and…