Articles by: Melissa Bouse
‘A Christmas Carol’ Returns to Northern Essex Community College After Three-Year Hiatus
After a three-year hiatus, Northern Essex Community College brings back its annual production of “A Christmas Carol” this weekend.
https://www.eagletribune.com/news/merrimack_valley/holiday-tradition-returns-to-the-stage/article_54414254-70c4-11ed-8e75-63aad3dba28c.html
After a three-year hiatus, a beloved holiday tradition returns to Haverhill when Northern Essex Community College presents “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens.
https://www.eagletribune.com/sports/last-chance-best-chance-necc-men-thriving-providing-area-hoop-lifeline/article_c2b62854-7366-11ed-8f90-af965459d1ae.html
For a program that has gone international in recent years under head coach Darren Stratton, the Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball mission statement remains unchanged.
Haverhill, MA (November 29, 2022)– If you’ve been to a Northern Essex Community College home basketball game recently, chances are you’ve seen Jose Rodriguez. Or, at least, you’ve heard him. …
Havehill, MA (November 2, 2022)– The November meeting of the Northern Essex Board of Trustees started with Chairwoman Jennifer Borislow welcoming newly sworn-in Trustee Lloyd Hamm Jr. Hamm, the President …
For Jonathan Aguilar ’18, it was a single Northern Essex Community College dual enrollment course that paved the way for his dream career.
Aguilar, a resident of Lawrence, was still in …
Haverhill, MA (November 28, 2022)– After a three-year hiatus, a beloved holiday tradition returns to Haverhill. Northern Essex Community College will present “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens, starting Friday, …
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/11/21/metro/community-college-working-ease-nursing-shortage/
Northern Essex Community College is participating in a national program to address the nursing shortage and make the profession more accessible to people from diverse backgrounds.
Weedology 101: College cannabis classes spring up across Massachusetts
Northern Essex Community College now offering three cannabis classes
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/239856/
NECC President Lane Glenn writes, “We need these students, and Congress needs to protect them.”
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