NEW HAVEN — The women at St. Michael Roman Catholic Church are back in force this year, braiding blessed palm into crosses. “Two years ago was a skeleton year. It was just Jeanie and Peggy,” said Olga ...

The retired administrative assistant who moved to this area from Illinois credited her parents with teaching her palm-braiding. She is familiar with the basket-weave and cross patterns from palms, but ...

There's just so much to love about spring: warmer weather, blooming flowers, and of course, all those special days that come with the season of rebirth and life—looking at you Easter! Thanks to ...