Eagle-Tribune: Education partnership awarded $1 million grant for STEM studies https://www.eagletribune.com/news/haverhill/education-partnership-awarded-1-million-grant-for-stem-studies/article_8abf1fd4-7b20-11ed-a134-8bc25519631f.html     Northern Essex Community College and Haverhill High School are among five partnerships statewide to receive funding to create new STEM Tech Career Academies.

WBUR: Outgoing governor’s early college expansion plans get financial boost https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/12/29/stem-baker-early-college-program-funds Early college pathways for some Massachusetts high schoolers will no longer stop at grade 12 under a new initiative that will fund up to two more years of STEM-related college classes after high school.

Boston Globe: Northern Essex offers job training program for the cannabis industry https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/15/metro/northern-essex-offers-job-training-program-cannabis-industry/   Northern Essex Community College has launched an effort to support the state’s fast-growing cannabis industry and help area residents find jobs in the field.

Boston Globe: State awards $5 million for new STEM Tech academies https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/13/metro/state-awards-5-million-new-stem-tech-academies/ State leaders have awarded $5 million to five new STEM Tech Career Academies as part of a new initiative aimed at helping more high school students earn associate degrees and certifications upon graduation.

WHAV: Gov. Baker Appoints Silverio to Northern Essex Community College Board of Trustees https://whav.net/2022/12/15/gov-baker-appoints-silverio-to-northern-essex-community-college-board-of-trustees/ Evan Silverio has joined the Northern Essex Community College Board of Trustees following his recent appointment by Gov. Charlie Baker.

Eagle-Tribune: NECC men’s hoop gets No. 7 national ranking https://www.eagletribune.com/sports/necc-mens-hoop-gets-no-7-national-ranking/article_27ff6ae0-7a5b-11ed-9520-8fcee8408443.html NECC men's hoop gets No. 7 national ranking

WHAV: Northern Essex, Haverhill High Plan STEM Tech Career Academy with $1 Million State Grant https://whav.net/2022/12/14/northern-essex-haverhill-high-plan-stem-tech-career-academy-with-1-million-state-grant/ Haverhill High School and Northern Essex Community College are working together to launch a STEM Tech Career Academy.

WHAV: ‘A Christmas Carol’ Returns to Northern Essex Community College After Three-Year Hiatus https://whav.net/2022/12/08/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.

Eagle-Tribune: Holiday tradition returns to the stage 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.

Eagle-Tribune: Last chance, best chance: NECC men thriving, providing area hoop lifeline 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.