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TV series helps man reconnect with his past

Oceanside    In 1969, Tom DiCioccio was 19 years old and he had a secret that was burning a hole in his life. Unable to accept his attraction to other men, the Oceanside resident said he attempted suicide and was on the verge of undergoing electroshock conversion therapy. Then, he confessed his secret to a high school friend named Marla Epstein, and she taught him a lesson in unconditional love. “What she said to me was, ‘So what? You’re Tommy. You’re a good person. What difference does that make with your life?’ ” said DiCioccio, now 68. Epstein’s open-hearted response started DiCioccio on a journey toward self-acceptance, but then she abruptly disappeared from his life. This month, his decades-long quest to reconnect with Epstein is featured in “We’ll Meet Again,” a six-part television series hosted by Ann Curry.

Give A Christmas reaches goal, aims higher

Give A Christmas reaches goal, aims higher James Boyle It would not be the holiday season without some kind of miracle, and that’s what may have happened this week when the Give A Christmas fundraiser reached its $120,000 target more than a week before Christmas. That’s the earliest the goal has been met in quite some time, according to Mary Berman, volunteer with the Levittown-Bristol Kiwanis Club and one of the organizers of the campaign. “This year is definitely unique,” Berman said. “The Kiwanis group is very excited to realize how many we can reach in the community.” The Levittown-Bristol Kiwanis Club partners each year with the Bucks County Courier Times to raise money for the Give A Christmas fundraiser. Money is then dispersed to struggling families looking to have a bright holiday. Families submit applications that are reviewed by Kiwanis Club volunteers and, if eligible, receive $25 vouchers that can be redeemed at participating area grocery and department

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