Eagle-Tribune: NECC men claim title, earn first-ever trip to national NJCAA tourney https://www.eagletribune.com/sports/necc-men-claim-title-earn-first-ever-trip-to-national-njcaa-tourney/article_c58a74ca-bbc5-11ed-b274-97c30bd0086d.html The Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team, ranked third nationally, picked up its 27th consecutive win on Sunday afternoon by a 91-76 final over Roxbury Community College.

Lowell Sun: UMass Lowell, Northern Essex Community College sign new transfer agreement https://www.lowellsun.com/2023/03/02/umass-lowell-northern-essex-community-college-sign-new-transfer-agreement/ UMass Lowell, Northern Essex Community College sign new transfer agreement

WHAV: Northern Essex Community College’s Glenn Welcomes Healey Plan for Free Community College https://whav.net/2023/03/02/northern-essex-community-colleges-glenn-welcomes-healey-plan-for-free-community-college/ Gov. Maura T. Healey filed her proposed state budget Wednesday, calling for $20 million to pay for, what she calls, the “MassReconnect” program.

Eagle-Tribune: BOSA restaurant and BOSA BAR to open this summer Northern Essex culinary students can work at BOSA when it opens in The Heights building on downtown Merrimack Street.   https://www.eagletribune.com/news/bosa-restaurant-and-bosa-bar-to-open-this-summer/article_68a4a1f4-b3a5-11ed-a8b0-8753832fb93e.html  

Commonwealth Magazine: Gun violence keeps creeping closer and closer, column by Lane Glenn https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/gun-violence-keeps-creeping-closer-and-closer/ Gun violence keeps creeping closer and closer. Spartan Nation grieves for the latest mass shooting at Michigan State University

Eagle Tribune: Six degrees of gun violence, column by Lane Glenn https://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/columns/six-degrees-of-gun-violence/article_0408e79e-b60e-11ed-b720-5b93eb8d2a3e.html My heart aches for my fellow Spartans, for their families, for the injured students, and for all of the survivors at MSU whose lives are forever changed by one more act of senseless killing.

Gov Tech: Northern Essex CC Provides Free Digital Textbooks, Materials https://www.govtech.com/education/higher-ed/northern-essex-cc-provides-free-digital-textbooks-materials Northern Essex Community College is one of seven in Massachusetts to participate in a pilot program giving students access to digital textbooks, courseware, and materials on the Lumen Learning platform

CBS News Boston: 3 community college basketball players from Turkey collect supplies for earthquake survivors https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/north-essex-community-college-supply-drive-turkey-earthquake/ As Turkey begins the long process of recovering from devastating earthquakes, three Turkish basketball players at Northern Essex Community College are leading a supply drive for survivors.

Eagle-Tribune: Streaking NECC post easy win on road, move to 27-1 https://www.eagletribune.com/sports/streaking-necc-post-easy-win-on-road-move-to-27-1/article_3749717a-ae6e-11ed-a0c3-37d8e5c133c3.html   The Northern Essex men’s basketball team, ranked No. 3 in the most recent NJCAA basketball poll concluded the road portion of their regular season schedule, running past UConn-Avery Point by a 101-65 final Thursday night.  

WHDH Channel 7: College basketball team hosts donation drive for earthquake victims https://whdh.com/news/college-basketball-team-hosts-donation-drive-for-earthquake-victims/ A local college basketball team has been working to send help to survivors of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria earlier this month.