Newport's Julie McGrath has been making pysanky eggs for 40 years
Newport Life magazine When it comes to the coronavirus, it seems like no institution is sacred. The latest victim? The Easter egg. Newport’s Julie McGrath has been making pysanky, or Ukrainian Easter eggs, for the last 40 years — and has been hosting an egg-decorating party for nearly as long. This year, however, she doesn’t know whether the gathering will take place. McGrath usually welcomes about two dozen women into her Fifth Ward home on Palm Sunday. This year, she’s considering moving the party outdoors if the weather allows. “A lot of my ladies are older, so I don’t know i...