{"id":30778,"date":"2013-12-03T14:12:09","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T19:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2013\/12\/03\/a-weekend-of-remembrance-the-story-of-jfk\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:14:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:14:37","slug":"a-weekend-of-remembrance-the-story-of-jfk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/12\/03\/a-weekend-of-remembrance-the-story-of-jfk\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC Celebrates JFK"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7510\" style=\"width: 335px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/12\/JFK-Group.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7510\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7510\" alt=\"&quot;A Weekend of Remembrance: The Story of JFK&quot; \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/12\/JFK-Group.jpg\" width=\"325\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NECC Remembers JFK<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Northern Essex Community College Professor Richard Padova, Global Studies, organized a weekend of events in memory of President John F. Kennedy, Nov. 22 through 24. At the opening ceremony on Friday, local government officials shared their thoughts on JFK and Professor Jim Murphy recited JFK&#8217;s inaugural address. Throughout the weekend, Professor Padova&#8217;s collection of JFK&#8217;s inauguration and campaign memorabilia was on display.<\/p>\n<p>Shown in photo are (front row, left to right) State Senator Kathleen O\u2019Connor Ives, State Representative Linda Dean Campbell, State Representative Diana DiZoglio, and (back row, left to right) NECC Professor Richard Padova, Global Studies, NECC Professor Jim Murphy, Performing Arts, Representative Leonard Mirra, Haverhill Mayor James Fiorentini, Governor\u2019s Councilor Eileen Duff, and Kate Machet, who was representing US Senator Edward Markey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Essex Community College Professor Richard Padova, Global Studies, organized a weekend of events in memory of President John F. Kennedy, Nov. 22 through 24. 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