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WATERFORD CITY & TRAMORE IT’S with deep and sad regret that we place on record the following deaths of Waterford people. May they Rest in Peace.

John? >> victor blackwell, thanks so much. actor luke perry, dead at the age of 52 after suffering a massive stroke. the warning signs we all need to know next. first, helping newcomers fit in. one cup of joe at a time. here's today's impact your world. >> i think coffee and tea means i welcome you here. if you hand them a cup of coffee. >> this is the coffee and hot chocolate. >> hi. i'm kitty murray, founder of refuge coffee. our primary mission is to provide living wage jobs, job training, and really intense mentorship for refugees. >> i'm so glad when i meet people and share our storie...

Leon is from congo. and the last one was born in ethiopia. >> in the job training we are sharing our language. he's from ethiopia. so it's nice. we're like family. >> reporter: clarkston is the most die swers square mile in the country after it was singled out as a good place for refugees to reset all generation ago. of the nearly 8,000 people who live here, more than half are foreign born. native born residents like kitty murray not only like it that way but opening businesses to make sure it stays that way. six months ago she started refugee coffee. >> i don't think we could do what we do if...

So is there concern for their safety there, especially now that people perhaps in larger part know of this existence? >> well, i'll start by saying, the majority of the residents there, they love living in clarkston. they love being around refugees. there is a voice of criticism. those voices have largely either moved away or died off. just a simply older generation. now the city leadership, it's younger and more progressive. and those people who moved to clarkston or set up businesses in clarkston, like kitty murray, they want this refugee community around them. they want to be around interna...

Perhaps the most diverse square mile in the country, after it was singled out as a good place for refugees to resettle a generation ago. of the nearly 8,000 people who live here, more than half are foreign-born. native-born residents like kitty murray not only like it that way, but are opening businesses to make sure it stays that way. six months ago, she started refuge coffee. >> i don't think we could do what we do if there weren't other group assimilating refugees and working with them. >> day-to-day is welcoming the world here to the community center. >> reporter: as director as clarkton's...