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NECC Unveils 50th Anniversary Poster
Two Northern Essex Community College students and one NECC professor will now go down in history as the faces representing the college’s first 50 years. Ivan Perez, a…
NECC Unveils Mural in Honor of 50th
Artist Michaela Dutra-Lowell of Amesbury usually works on projects the size of a notebook and she claims she doesn’t much like to paint. But this summer she broke out…
Public Invited to Poster Design Presentation at NECC
In addition to designing three U.S. postage stamps, award winning graphic designer Lance Hidy, a resident of Merrimac, has designed commemorative posters for colleges and universities across the country. He recently shared…
Columnist Writes a Tribute to NECC and its 50th Anniversary
https://www.hgazette.com/opinion/x1953746489/Poor-Toms-Almanac-Heres-to-NECCs-50th-a-rich-milestone
NECC Seeks Nominations for 50th Anniversary Making a Difference Awards
As part of its year-long 50th anniversary celebration, which begins this September, Northern Essex Community College will honor influential members of the NECC community who have made a difference in the lives of others. The college is accepting nominations for…
Alaskan Poet Was Inspired at NECC
Forty-five Years Later, Tom Sexton Fondly Recalls Time at NECC Former Alaskan Poet Laureate Tom Sexton is a celebrated poet with 12 published books but he is also a storyteller and many of the stories he tells are of the…
Q & A with Tom White
Tom White was just 25 in 1969 when he began teaching anatomy and physiology at what was then a fledgling community college operating out of a former Bradford elementary school. Just a few years older than many of his students,…
NECC: 50 Years of Community Leadership
Over the years NECC has built upon the vision of the political and business leaders who fought to have the school sited in Haverhill in 1961. President Harold Bentley shared the vision and immersed himself in the community demonstrating the…
College Prepares To Turn 50
On September 15, 1961, Northern Essex Community College opened its doors for the first time, welcoming 181 students, most of whom were recent high school graduates. At that time, classes were taught at the former Greenleaf Elementary School in Bradford.…
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