As the crowd fell silent Saturday (Sept. 30), the only thing that could be heard was the ringing of a bell after each name of a community member lost to suicide was read. A chill in the air didn’t prevent 778 community members from gathering at SUNY Oswego’s Hewitt Union for CNY’s seventh annual Stride to SAVE Lives event. SAVE’s new campaign – “Hope. It saves lives,” reflects the common goal of prevention and spreading positivity.
The people who live in the tiny Oswego County town are taking on federal officials in an attempt to save their post office. The U.S. Postal Service has been losing money for years. It is looking to close unprofitable postal offices, most of which are in small rural towns.
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