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Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown shares life story with NECC students

By Luca Miller, Correspondent

Scott Brown served as United States Senator for the Bay State from 2010 until 2013. Brown rose to the Senate after running a successful campaign against former Attorney General Martha Coakley during the special election for Sen.Ted Kennedy’s seat, who had died in August of 2009. Before his tenure as a senator, Brown served as … Continue reading Former U.S. Sen. Scott Bro... Read More

Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown visits NECC

By Sarah Peirson, Correspondent

On April 10, NECC students, faculty and staff were invited to join GOV101 in listening to former U.S. Senator and U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown speak in Lecture Hall A on the Haverhill Campus. Professor Richard Padova had some assistance from Liberal Arts Administrative Assistant Tammy Foster to get this event to happen. Padova had Scott … Continue reading Former U.S. Sen.... Read More

‘Hot Topics’ event takes on ‘indoctrination’ in the classroom

By Luca Miller, Correspondent

Northern Essex faculty gathered for a Hot Topics event hosted by President Glenn on Monday, Feb. 27 to discuss ideological indoctrination in the classrooms of schools across the United States. The Center for Professional Development welcomed administration and staff in room C209 to discuss ideology in the classroom and the current debate about students in … Continue read... Read More

Cyberattack’s effects linger for some students

By Jane Dunn, Correspondent

The recent cyberattack had many effects on the students and faculty. Luckily the college was able to reopen the night of Tuesday the 7th. The IT at NECC sent an email to the students and facility saying, “ NECC ITS would like to thank you for all of your patience while we are working diligently … Continue reading Cyberattack’s effects linger for some students &rarr... Read More

NECC hit by cyberattack

By Kim Zappala, Editor in Chief

Students, faculty and staff are trying to get back on track after Northern Essex Community College was hit by an apparent cyberattack, which led to canceled classes and outages of email, Blackboard and other systems from March 3 to March 7. On Thursday, March 2, students received an email saying that NECC would be closed … Continue reading NECC hit by cyberattack → Read More

Public safety at NECC

By Elliott Mascoll, Correspondent

The Northern Essex Community College ( NECC) police Department is committed to serve and protect the campus the students and the community. Chief David Hobbs dressed in a black police Polo shirt and khakis, warmly interviewed in the NECC Public Safety office in Haverhill. Chief Hobbs has worked in Law Enforcement for over 23 7ears … Continue reading Public safety at NECC... Read More

Honors students awarded scholarships

By Melissa Bouse, Necc Newsroom

Northern Essex Community College is proud to recognize the accomplishments of five honors students. Emily Ellis, Scotty Silva, Wildalis Tejada, Elvis Soto, and Soiri Rosario each earned a $1,000 scholarship from the NECC Foundation, Inc. These students completed at least one honors course in the fall semester and maintained an overall GPA of 3.2 or … Continue reading Hon... Read More

Re-Uknighted: Student Life fair highlights clubs, organizations

By Sarah Peirson, Correspondent

On February 8th 2023, NECC hosted a Re-UKnighted Involvement Fair to help students get involved with different clubs and organizations. The event was organized by Student Life and was designed to help students find new ways to excel through their own personal needs and interests. Tables decorated with the theme of each club/organization were lined … Continue reading Re-U... Read More

Theater shines: Students star at festival

By Sandra Dennis, Correspondent

Students from Northern Essex Community College theater program recently went to the Kennedy Center American Theater Festival that took place on Jan. 31 through Feb. 4 in Hyannis, where they won awards for acting and their production of “Lighten Up.” Brianne Beatrice has been a theater professor at NECC for 14 years. She began doing … Continue reading Theater shines: Stud... Read More

Panel highlights mental health

By neccobserver

On Dec. 1 students and staff members of Northern Essex Community College were invited to a mental health panel located in the Spurk building. Everyone was greeted with refreshments before taking a seat in lecture hall A for the event that was from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Raffle tickets were given out to help encourage … Continue reading Panel highlights mental health → Read More