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Professor to release his fourth book

By Staff Report

Rich Padova, history and government professor at Northern Essex will be releasing his fourth book next month which will be complimentary for anyone who would like a copy.  Titled The First 100 Days: FDR to Biden, the book examines the first 100 days of presidential administrations beginning with Franklin Delano Roosevelt and ending with incumbent President Joe Biden.   Read More

Food resources on campus

By By Emma Ruggiero, Correspondent

“The number of food pantries on U.S. college campuses has ballooned from 80 to around 800 in the past decade” says Stateline newspaper journalist Robbie Sequeira, and NECC is one of them — with a food pantry available on the Lawrence campus.  Read More

Course highlights presidential campaigns

By By Emma Ruggiero, Correspondent

 A unique oopportunity strikes Northern Essex Community College once every four years. With the 2024 presidential election on the rise, this semester students were given the opportunity to embark on a quest for the presidency; a course that explores the process of running for president.  Read More

NECC Eclipse party

By By Tatiana Rodriguez Almonte, Correspondent

NECC Eclipse party

Photo by Sports Editor Daniel Henrick

The eclipse is seen from NECC’s Haverhill campus on April 8.

On April 8, Northern Essex Community College hosted an Eclipse Party for those who wanted to view the eclipse and spend time with friends and loved ones. The Career Services Staff at Northern Essex Community College also joined the Eclipse party, along with NECC staff and students. While I was fortunate enough to join the party as well, I also had the chance to interview a few ... Read More

PACE program changes students’ lives

By By Emma Ruggiero, Correspondent

A Northern Essex Community College student success service has been changing students’ lives  for decades and does not plan to change that tradition any time soon. This impactful student success service is the TRIO Program, or to the dedicated members, they know it as the PACE Program. The program stands for more than a Pathway to Academic & Career Success, they are “a family o... Read More

How professors ended up at NECC

By Marthy Martinez, Correspondent

 At any institution around the world, whether it is a four-year university, communitycollege, high school, middle school, or elementary school, the bread-and-butter of these places are centered around the students, whose job is to learn, and the faculty, whose job is to instill knowledge that help their students succeed in their future careers.  Read More

Students honored

By Daniela Valdivia-Terres

Students honored

Photo by News Editor Daniela Valdivia-Terres

PACE student of the year Emma Ruggiero, center, holds her award with PACE staff, left to right: Christine Carbone, Jessica Rocker, Esther Peralta, and PACE director Kristin Arnold.

PACE which stands for Pathways to Academic & Career Excellence, is a student support services program funded by a TRIO grant from the U.S. Department of Education. TRIO programs are open to students who are first generation college students, low-income or students with disabilities. Read More

TikTok faces ban in the U.S.

By Katrina Manon, Correspondent

On Tuesday April 23 the U.S. Senate approved a bill that would ban TikTok. The United States House of Representatives already passed a bill April 20, that would give “TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the U.S assets of the short video-app, or face a ban”. Read More

Speechapalooza to return to NECC

By Zachary Cutter, Correspondent

Speechapalooza to return to NECC

Poster created by Matthew Scharn

A flyer advertising Speechapalooza event.

Poster created by Matthew Scharn Northern Essex proudly announces today that in April Speechapalooza is coming back better than ever.  The event is organized and hosted by the Principles of Public Relations class.  Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic Speechapalooza was attended by students who wanted to share their ideas to their friends and classmates in … Continue reading S... Read More

Get inspired by PTK alumni

By Daniela Valdivia, Terres News Editor

Get inspired by PTK alumni

Photo by News Editor Daniela Valdivia-Terres

Dr. David Kalivas talks with Observer News Editor Daniela Valdivia-Terres about how NECC prepared him for success.

On Thursday, April 25, at 5:00 PM. is the 14 th Phi Theta Kappa Induction Ceremony, in the Lecture Hall, C-Building, on the  Haverhill campus. Mostly known as PTK, it is the world’s largest honor society for community college students. It offers great opportunities to access scholarships “to help you complete your associate, bachelor’s, even … Continue reading Get inspir... Read More