News
Know your vote
Photo by Editor-in-Chief Daniela Valdivia-Terres
Arts and Design students in Haverhill campus, Wilmary Hernandez and Roselyn Velazquez, showing Massachusetts information for voters booklet in Spanish and English.
Regardless if you are pro-Trump or pro-Harris or against both, bear in mind that for voters in New England, the ballot is not only about the presidential election. It also includes different important positions such as candidates for the Senate or for state representatives or treasurer but for most of those states it includes questions that can impact their constituents. Read More
Community College Advantage Scholarships
All four University of Massachusetts undergraduate campuses in Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth and Lowell this Fall welcomed 66 community college graduates who are the first to be awarded the UMass Community College Advantage Scholarship, a new two-year $10,000 scholarship given to students in the top 10 percent of their class who enroll at UMass. Read More
Songs through the semester
Music reflects every aspect of a person’s life, from the mood they are into what they are learning in school. As the semester starts and progresses here at NECC many are studying while enjoying music in some capacity. Read More
A Boomwhackers boon
Photo by Rowan Rockwell
Music event featured Boomwhackers and drumming. Participants try out drummng during an event at the Tech Center on Oct. 3.
This Fall the music department at Northern Essex is getting into the swing of things with their annual Boomwhackers event, one of the many school functions looking to put the ‘community’ back into Community College. Read More
Flavors of fall
The apples at one Merrimack Valley farm have all but disappeared this year. Talking with Bill and Gail Smolak, of Smolak Farms in North Andover, this fall feels very different for them. Read More
Kimball Farm hosts Vintage Bazaar
The festival is held annually by Vintage Bazaar, a traveling event company known for hosting similar events across the east coast, garnered much attention and a lively crowd composed of families, couples, and even pets as it does each and every year it has been held on the 300 acre field in rural Haverhill. Read More
Latino evolution
Photo credit by Laura Mondt, NECC instruction and research librarian
Observer Editor-in-Chief Daniela Valdivia-Terres looks for information about Latino identities in the Hispanic Heritage Month display at the library on the Haverhill campus.
As Northern Essex Community College (NECC) celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, students and staff reflect on how breaking generational cycles can empower future generations. With 47% of its student body identifying as Hispanic, NECC is fostering conversations about identity, tradition, and the pressures young Latino individuals face as they navigate evolving cultural values. Read More
Job fairs on campus
Northern Essex Community College offers job fair opportunities to college students and outsiders. The plus is that students can gain real-life experiences and apply all the knowledge they learn during their school to their future jobs. NECC wants students to be ready to have real jobs after they’re done with their degrees. After completing degree programs that prepare them aca... Read More
Career Services at NECC
Northern Essex Community College offers students the opportunity to use the Career Services Department. The Career Services staff helps students with needs related to their educational goals and what they would like to do after they graduate from college. The Career Services Department helps students to find Internships that relate with their degree. They also help students to ... Read More
Presidential candidate visits NECC
Photo courtesy of Rich Padova
Dr. Jill Stein, 2024 Green Party presidential candidate, visited Northern Essex in Haverhill on April 4 to discuss her campaign and answer questions from students. Pictured from left to right are the following: Elijah Antunes, Student Government Association president; Amy Callahan, Liberal Arts dean; Rich Padova, history and government professor; and Dr. Jill Stein.