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Diwali or Deepavali festival of lights is a five-day festival that starts on Dhanteras (Dhantrayodashi), is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha (dark fortnight) of the Hindu calendar month Ashwin and ends on Bhaubeej, celebrated on the second lunar day of Shukla paksha (bright fortnight) of the Hindu calendar month Kartik. In the Gregorian calendar, Diwali falls between mid-October and mid-November.

Learning Snacks: Lights, Learning, and Laughter: Celebrating Diwali

Get ready to light up your week—Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is here! On Monday, the colorful celebration begins. Diwali is now recognized as a holiday in Connecticut! Glowing lanterns, sweet treats and spending time with loved ones is what it’s all about. Let’s celebrate together and fill our hearts with the spirit of Diwali!

Participants in Respira Counseling and Wellness's self-care retreat on March 7, 2026 paint flower pots, as Respira founder Shasterin Valentin (standing, center) encourages the women to name their new plants after themselves as a reminder to take care of oneself as diligently.

Colectivo de salud mental de latinas celebró el Día Internacional de la Mujer con autocuidado

Respira Counseling and Wellness, con sede en Rocky Hill, ofreció pilates, plantas y tablas de charcutería personales en su retiro para mujeres en Hartford.

FILE: A child of immigrant parents creates artwork during "homework club" at a community center on April 3, 2025 at an undisclosed location, Connecticut. Although some of the children arrived with their families as asylum seekers, most were born in the United States to immigrant parents. Many immigrants, including legal green card holders, have expressed extreme anxiety as the Trump administration enacts more stringent immigration policies, including mass deportations of undocumented people living in the United States.

Si como latino sientes el peso de las noticias en casa, cuida tu salud mental con estos consejos

Una psicóloga latina radicada en Connecticut y un líder religioso comparten su perspectiva profesional sobre cómo abordar la salud mental con los latinos de generaciones mayores en dicho estado.

Brain and sleep promoting deep sleep to improve memory and to help mood and reduce anxiety to maintain a healthy well rested mind.

Expertos de CT ofrecen consejos para dormir bien a pesar del cambio de horario de verano

El cambio de reloj es un ritual bianual que, según advierten los expertos en sueño, puede desincronizar los ritmos circadianos.

Rachel Bogartz proceeds to an elevator to join a gathering of advocates at the capitol in Hartford on March 5, 2026 to demand legislative action to support disabled residents including the continuation of Community First Choice, reform to wheelchair repair requirements and HUSKY C, and various accessibility concerns.

Adultos mayores y personas con discapacidad piden ampliar la elegibilidad del programa HUSKY C

Los umbrales financieros para calificar para HUSKY C son injustos para muchas personas con discapacidades en todo Connecticut, dijeron los defensores.

The so-called “Golden Girls” bill would allow homeowners to rent out up to three of their bedrooms, without requiring local government approval.

Proyecto de ley "Golden Girls" de CT permitiría a los propietarios alquilar habitaciones

Muchas personas mayores en Connecticut tienen dificultades para costear sus viviendas. Los legisladores estatales están considerando un proyecto de ley que podría ayudar a cambiar esta situación, legalizando el alquiler de hasta tres habitaciones en su vivienda.

FILE: State Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff during the first day of the 2026 legislative session. Today Senator Duff joined several education advocates, mayors and legislators across Connecticut calling on the state to update its Education Cost Sharing (ECS) formula for the first time in over a decade.

Legisladores y defensores en CT piden aumentar los fondos estatales para la educación

Varios defensores de la educación, alcaldes y legisladores de Connecticut están pidiendo al estado que actualice su fórmula de Costo Compartido de Educación (ECS) por primera vez en más de una década.

FILE: Sen. Richard Blumenthal delivers remarks at the unveiling of KidSafeHQ at the HMTX House in Norwalk on February 27, 2026. The Connecticut senator planned to introduce the “Prediction Markets Security and Integrity Act” March 11th 2026 with U.S. Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J.

Sen. Blumenthal proposes bill establishing guardrails for prediction markets

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is the latest federal lawmaker wading into the regulation of prediction markets, proposing legislation that aims to mitigate fraud, prevent underage usage and bar individuals from using nonpublic information in wagering.

The last newspaper hawker in Paris honored with knighthood

Ali Akbar, a 73-year-old immigrant from Pakistan, has been hawking papers on the streets of Paris for the last 50 years. French President Emmanuel Macron honored him with a knighthood late last month.

The sounds of traditional country music "are baked into what feels like home to me," Musgraves says. Her sixth album, Middle of Nowhere, will be released on May 1, 2026.

On her new album, Kacey Musgraves returns home, to the 'Middle of Nowhere'

Before making her upcoming sixth album, the country star returned to her small-town Texas home and discovered the power of in-between spaces. "I found a lot of clarity there," she says.

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