Wolcott came to New York, in the fall of 1972, because Norman Mailer liked an article he had published in his college paper the article, not coincidentally, was about Norman Mailer and had written a letter of introduction to Daniel Wolf, who then edited the Village Voice.

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Alex and Daniel are still able to attend their local village primary school, thanks to one-to-one support and lots of understanding from teachers, but their mum is aware that she will soon have to look for a special needs school to educate them - and that is a scary prospect.

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"I think we still have luck that people like the charm of the village, " says director of tourism Daniel Luggen.

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