Catherine Carrera Email Address

Newark Bureau Chief

North Jersey Media Group, part of the USA Today Network, is the leading provider of news and marketing services in northern New Jersey. The Record is an award-winning daily newspaper reaching more than half a million readers a day with local, investigative and enterprise reporting. Forty-nine community newspapers circulate to 778,000 households across Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Morris and Sussex counties. Together, the company s newspapers reach 98% of homes across Bergen and Passaic counties.

I'm a journalist with nine years of experience covering local, state and national news — always learning and growing in this field. At Newsday, I've been covering how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected K-12 education on Long Island, using public records, data and trusted sources to underscore challenges faced by districts and students.