Christmas tree farms struggle to meet overwhelming demand
by A recent influx of people moving to Northeast Pennsylvania has squeezed the Christmas tree supply network, making it difficult to chop a tree this season. …
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The worst is yet to come (Part 1)
by “If you still want to expose yourself unnecessarily, nothing will stop you now. COVID-19 is awaiting.” The number of people wiped out by COVID-19 worldwide …
Respecting COVID-19: Considerations for reopening
by In a recent interview with The Commuter, Northampton Community College President Mark Erickson said that NCC will be reopening to some degree in the fall …
Times of pandemic: I can’t understand
“The knowledge and experience of goodhearted doctors and nurses is not enough to prevent them from becoming as fragile as the most fragile of their patients and as dead as their dead patients.”
Coping with the pandemic
People are coping and finding new ways of passing time at home, including students at NCC and elsewhere. “This new environment hasn’t been easy to …
Photo Essay of a Blooming Campus
by Eva Labram/The Commuter Plants on NCC’s campus thrive amid the pandemic, serving as a reminder that growth still happens no matter what else is happening.
Photo Essay of an Empty Campus
by NCC campus sits empty as students isolate and learn from home.
‘Reminder that this virus has affected everyone’
On a Saturday evening, Northampton Community College political science professor, Samuel Chen, checked into the ER. The following Sunday, he was tested positive for the …