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Speechapalooza returns to NECC
Have you ever felt like your voice is not loud enough or not heard enough? Well, don’t feel bad, you’re not alone. Come join us at Speechapalooza 2026 and be part of an unforgettable experience! Why join Speechapalooza? Speechapalooza is a Northern Essex student event ... Read More
Anti-trans laws in the United States
Politics is like a pendulum; it goes from one extreme to another, and if you’re lucky eventually it will slow down, and you’ll end up somewhere in the center. Right now, it is hard to see the center, with all the right-wing rhetoric and a resurgence in anti-trans rhetoric and laws. Kansas is just one such example of the right-wing push against the “woke” left. In February, Zane... Read More
Observer staff win NENPA awards
Observer staff members who won three New England Newspaper and Press Association awards in the college division contest for work published in 2024-2025. Former Editor-in-Chief Daniela Valdivia-Terres won second place for “Good News.” This is a category for a story about something positive. She wrote about NECC first generation students on a college visit with … Continue... Read More
Spurk C building bucket burden
Photo by Editor-in-Chief Lidia Ramirez
For about a month, the ceiling inside Spurk building on the third floor has been nonstop leaking water. Buckets have been placed all over the hallways to collect the water. Staff and students are forced... Read More
PACE TRIO visits SNHU
Photo by Editor-in-Chief Lidia Ramirez
PACE TRIO staff and students at the Van Otis Chocolate Factory in Manchester, New Hampshire.
On March 20, Northern Essex Community PACE TRIO program staff took some of their students on a double trip with the first visit at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, and then the second visit to the local Van Otis Chocolate store and factory. Read More
Observer staff win NENPA awards March 2026
Photo by Faculty Adviser Mary Jo Shafer
Observer staff members who won three New England Newspaper and Press Association awards in the college division contest for work published in 2024-2025. Former Editor-in-Chief Daniela Valdivia-Terres won second place for “Good News.” This is a category for a story about something positive. She wrote about NECC first generation students on a college visit with PACE. Read More
Celebrating Women’s History month
Brianna Burgos a Northern Essex Community College student describes it as a way “to put a spotlight on the women that have been overlooked on their struggles, their accomplishments.” Read More
NECC visits the Museum of Fine Arts
Photo by Editor-in-Chief Lidia Ramirez
Northern Essex Community visits the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA. On Feburary 20, students, staff , and extra participants joined together for an exciting and educational visit to one of the most famous muesum’s. Read More
It’s a WinWin pawty!
Photo by Editor-in-Chief Lidia Ramirez
Winnie smiling during her birthday party.
It’s a WinWin party at Northern Essex Community College! Winnie the school’s best friend had turned two on Feburary 13th, the same day her party was hosted in Lawrence Campus’ El Helfni building by Student Life. Excited and thrilled with the same emotions when she walks through the halls and sometime visits classrooms at both campuses, Northern Essex students, staff, and other ... Read More
Exploring artificial intelligence in the classroom
“AI does have drawbacks when used irresponsibly, but ultimately, that falls on those who choose to use it in that way, they are only harming their own learning. On the other side of things, AI can provide near instant feedback and review work as you are doing it, it is able to provide suggestions and even show you what you are doing wrong”, wrote Kayvon Mains, a staff writer fo... Read More