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Alumni Q&A: Meet Martha Cortes ’25
February 24, 2026 – 1:30 pm
Alumni Q&A: Meet Martha Cortes ’25 Occupation: Career Resource Specialist, Work Opportunities Unlimited What initially inspired you to attend NECC? Where were you on your professional/personal journey prior to enrolling? I decided to enroll at NECC to take ESOL…
Alumni Q&A: Meet Keaton Van Thof ’12
January 23, 2026 – 2:38 pm
Alumni Q&A: Meet Keaton Van Thof ’12 Occupation: Surgical Specialist Director, Glaukos Corporation What initially inspired you to attend NECC? Where were you on your professional/personal journey prior to enrolling? Looking back to when I decided to attend NECC brings…
Alumna Makes History as the First Full-Time Female Firefighter in Rowley
December 2, 2025 – 1:24 pm
Alumna Makes History as the First Full-Time Female Firefighter in Rowley There’s a moment that sometimes happens when Merissa Titus-Abate ’16 jumps off the firetruck in front of a bunch of kids. “They say, ‘Oh my god, there’s a girl firefighter,’” she said. “That means a lot because it gives them…
Alumni Q&A: Meet Shawn Pinette ’23
September 26, 2025 – 11:46 am
Alumni Q&A: Meet Shawn Pinette ’23 Occupation:  Senior Teller, Brookline Bank; Germanic Philology Graduate Student, Signum University What initially inspired you to attend NECC?  I had dropped out…
New Endowed Fund to Benefit Healthcare Students
July 31, 2025 – 11:58 am
New Endowed Fund to Benefit Healthcare Students Over the course of her 30-year career as a Northern Essex Community College educator and nurse, Sylvia Hallsworth ’71 came to…
Alumni Q&A: Meet Katie Cook
April 24, 2025 – 4:49 pm
Alumni Q&A: Meet Katie Cook Occupation: President and CEO of the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce What initially inspired you to attend NECC? Where were you on your professional/personal journey prior to enrolling? Right after high school,…
Alumni Q&A: Meet Sarah Tavitian ’19
January 27, 2025 – 2:27 pm
Alumni Q&A: Meet Sarah Tavitian ’19 Occupation: Small Business Developer, NewVue Communities What initially inspired you to attend NECC? Where were you on your professional/personal journey prior to enrolling? When I graduated from Haverhill High School, I did not…
Watch: Alumnus Justin Aguirre Shares His Story with Channel 5
November 7, 2024 – 10:54 am
Watch: Alumnus Justin Aguirre Shares His Story with Channel 5 Northern Essex Community College alumnus Justin Aguirre '06 is a familiar voice to many. As co-host and executive producer of the “Billy and Lisa in the Morning Show,” on Kiss 108, he often shares pieces of his personal life with…
Alumni, Staff Among Top 100 Latino Leaders in MA
September 30, 2024 – 3:36 pm
Alumni, Staff Among Top 100 Latino Leaders in MA Haverhill, MA (September 30, 2024) – Congratulations to the Northern Essex Community College alumni and staff named to Amplify LatinX's list of top 100 Latino leaders in Massachusetts. Amplify LatinX is a "non-partisan, collaborative non-profit with the mission of advancing…
Observer Editor Wins Outstanding Student Award
May 20, 2024 – 8:19 pm
Observer Editor Wins Outstanding Student Award Kimberly Zappala, a resident of Haverhill and member of the Northern Essex Community College Class of 2024, has been named as this…

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