{"id":28697,"date":"2017-11-16T15:41:15","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T20:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2017\/11\/16\/necc-hosts-seasonal-luncheon\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:15:17","slug":"necc-hosts-seasonal-luncheon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2017\/11\/16\/necc-hosts-seasonal-luncheon\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC Hosts Seasonal Luncheon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_16754\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2017\/11\/Maria-Stephanos-press.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16754\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16754\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2017\/11\/Maria-Stephanos-press-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WCVB journalist Maria Stephanos will speak at the Women of NECC&#8217;s seasonal luncheon Monday, Dec. 4.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/\">Northern Essex Community College<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/alumnifriends\/giving\/women-of-necc\/\">Women of NECC<\/a> will host its annual holiday luncheon with guest speaker Boston journalist Maria Stephanos on Monday, Dec. 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andovercountryclub.com\/club\/scripts\/section\/section.asp?NS=HP\">Andover Country Club<\/a>, 60 Canterbury St., Andover.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanos, who grew-up in Groveland, has more than 25 years of experience covering New England. 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