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    November 2006

    Witness to primary history

  • November 26, 2006 | The Boston Globe
    By Russell Contreras, Globe Staff    
  • Professor's book is memoir of 7 N.H. presidential contests. Ted Kennedy would have been a great president. At least, that's how a young Richard Padova saw it 26 years ago. Back in 1980, the Massachusetts senator was Padova's pick in the New Hampshire presidential primary. Padova, like many Americans at the time, was angry at President Jimmy Carter . As Padova saw it, Carter was responsible for the nation's runaway inflation, high interest rates, and rising oil prices. » More
    • October 2006
  • Iraq War Debate at NECC
  • 10/22/2006 | The Eagle Tribune
    Point-Counterpoint, Editorial Page
  • The Eagle Tribune recently featured two arguments as Point (NECC Professor Stephen Slaner's) and Counterpoint (NECC Professor Stephen Russell's). Their headlines were "Get troops out of Iraq now" and "We have an obligation to stay in Iraq" respectively. » More
  • Fate unites teacher's legacies
  • 10/13/2006 | The Newburyport Daily News
    By Nick Pinto, Staff Writer NEWBURYPORT - Teachers' legacies live on in their students. Sometimes, those legacies can even carry on across generations. » More
  • Her story of triumph

    10/11/2006 The Boston Globe
    Eileen McNamara, Globe Columnist

    Jill Hrubes missed the televised debate in Springfield last night among the four candidates for governor of Massachusetts. The Amesbury mother of three was on a stage half a state away, being applauded in a Boston ballroom for embodying the kind of hope and possibility that political candidates like to celebrate on the campaign trail.» More

  • June 2006
  • Teaching science to science teachers

    07/20/2006 Lawrence Eagle Tribune
    Mike LaBella, Staff Writer

    Eighth-grade science teacher Mary Beth Clark connected the alligator clips of a voltmeter to the output leads of a wind-powered electric generator she had built. » More

  • Like water for the soul
    Latino novel inspires students to explore own stories

    2006-06-18 The Boston Globe
    Russell Contreras, Globe Staff

    ... culture. That's why two Northern Essex Community College professors chose to teach that book, and only that book, this summer. »More

  • Mayor backs college's bid for Lawrence site

    2006-06-08 The Boston Globe
    Russell Contreras, Globe Staff

    Mayor backs college's bid for Lawrence site United States Lawrence Mayor Michael J. Sullivan has endorsed Northern Essex Community College's bid for the In-Town Mall, bypassing a popular Latino businessman who wants »More

  • Portsmouth's Anderson drafted by Twins

    2006-06-08 Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth,NH,USA
    Roger Brown rbrown@seacoastonline.com

    Anderson, a left-handed pitcher who throws in the low 90s, recently completed his second season with the Northern Essex Community College baseball team. »More

    • March 2006

  • Knights grab state title again

    2006-05-09 The Boston Globe
    Russell Contreras, Globe Staff

    Congratulations to Coach Kerry Quinlan and the NECC baseball team for winning first in the state for the third time in the past four years. ğMore