Zachary Vasile

Hartford

Web Editor at Hartford Business Journal

I am a reporter covering business news at the Journal Inquirer newspaper in Manchester, Conn.

Articles

Study: CT 5th in recycling containers, packaging

Sep 17, 2023 | hartfordbusiness.com | Zachary Vasile

Connecticut is near the top when it comes to compliance in recycling containers and packaging materials, a recent study found. According to an analysis carried out by environmental consultancy firm Eunomia with the assistance of Ball Corp., Connecticut has the fifth-highest container and packaging recycling rate in the country, at 52%.
Jimmy Carter's grandson says former president and wife are 'in the final chapter'

Aug 19, 2023 | msn.com | Zachary Vasile

The grandson of former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter told People magazine the couple are 'in the final chapter' of their lives. In an interview published Saturday, Josh Carter said the atmosphere around his grandparents' home in Plains, Georgia, is quiet and calm. "My grandparents have always been the entertainers," Josh Carter told the magazine. "But now we're kind of the ones having to entertain.
West African delegation meets with ousted Nigerien president and coup leader

Aug 19, 2023 | msn.com | Zachary Vasile

Representatives of an important West African political bloc met on Saturday with ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum and the junta leader who instigated his overthrow, according to a report from Reuters. Citing a Nigerian official, the news agency reported that a delegation from the Economic Community of West African States, often abbreviated as ECOWAS, was in the Nigerien capital of Niamey seeking to resolve regional tensions that have skyrocketed since Gen.
Youngkin urges Republicans to embrace early voting

Aug 19, 2023 | washingtonexaminer.com | Zachary Vasile

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) urged Republicans to take advantage of early voting to pry away seats claimed by Democrats in state houses and in Congress during an appearance at a conservative summit in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday. "The rules are the rules, and I didn't write them, I inherited them, and we've got to go compete," Youngkin told radio host Erick Erickson at "The Gathering," a conservative conclave hosted annually by Erickson.