Veterans Day Ceremonies, New Milford Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault

Welcome to "Around The County," a weekly column that highlights stories throughout Bergen County. This week, a New Milford man was arrested for allegedly having inappropriate sexual contact with a girl, the Teaneck public school district has to budget $15 million for a proposed charter school, a science teacher was arrested for allegedly using his students to help steal items from Mahwah, Hasbrouck Heights students got a visit from an actor and alumn of the high school, 20 people were arrested on drug related charges and more. Check out our list of some of the top stories in the county this week:

• A New Milford man was arrested Tuesday on sexual assault charges for , police said. Mharck Roxas, 24, a nurse assistant at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, was charged with one count of aggravated sexual assault and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
  
  
• Teaneck’s public school district has been warned to budget more than $15 million for a proposed Teaneck-based virtual charter school in a scenario that , District Superintendent Barbara Pinsak said Wednesday.
  
  
• A  near Glen Rock High School last month, police reported.
  
  
• A  from a Mahwah property, according to Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli.
  
  
• Fort Lee police say an  at the intersection Linwood Ave. and Bridge Plaza North in Fort Lee Monday in an apparent hit-and-run.
  
  
• A former doctor, already charged with several counts of burglary and practicing medicine without a license, is now , according to Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox.
  
  
• Friday was Veterans Day and there were many ceremonies in the area, including a, a .
  
  
• After a year of Republican dominance on the Paramus council, Democrats will at least have a pair of votes on the governing body after .
  
  
• Actor Adam Mucci, a Class of 1990 graduate of Hasbrouck Heights High School, now known by many as Deputy Halloran of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” came back to his alma mater Wednesday to .
  
  
•  that largely focused on property taxes. 
  
  
• Twenty people were arrested this week on drug distribution and possession charges after a four-month undercover investigation by the county and local law enforcement agencies.
  
  
• A woman and two children were critically injured after a firey crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Carlstadt involving a tanker and a minivan.
  
  
• The poverty level in Bergen County has risen nearly 75 percent in 20 years. Some say a perception of wealth has hindered solving the problem.
  
  
• Bergen County officials have estimated the cost of the October snowstorm to be $45 million.