Fatal Stabbing, Family Helping Others, and Odd Crime

It's been a big month for news in Greenfield, from a fatal stabbing, and the way the community rallied around the victim's family, to controversy in the Greenfield School District. 

If you missed the stories the first time—or if you want to catch up on what your neighbors had to say about the top stories—we've collected the most-viewed items here for easy review. 

First up, was the story that the most people read on Greenfield Patch in July. This was an odd item from the court system, about a man who  at a Greenfield restaurant. The man was charged again, after he .

Then, there was the tragic story of Maggie Litwicki's death. Litwicki, 37, was the mother of three children. in the 4400 block of West Morgan Avenue on July 15. Later in the month, 38-year-old Christopher Gish, Litwicki's boyfriend, was  and .  As word spread about the stabbing, Greenfield Little League announced it would , one of whom is a first-year member of the Little League.

Then to another strange crime for our third top topic of the month: , immediately after she allegedly took them from Barnes and Noble.  

Readers also enjoyed our story about . The high-performance vehicle-turned-squad was donated to the department by Schlossmann's Subaru City. 

Another hot topic in Greenfield was the . The church had to get several approvals from the city in order to move into the vacant storefront. 

Controversy in the Greenfield School District continues to be a topic of interest with Patch readers. First came the news that , and then .

Greenfield Patch readers also took time to take in the story of Charlie and Patti Lomas, who , in the hopes that they can help other families avoid their own heartache. The Lomases lost their 26-year-old son CJ in March, after a long battle with drug addiction. With the foundation, they hope to help people in recovery as well as their families.