St. Dunstan's is located in Roxbury Township, an active, thriving suburban community in the northwest region of Morris County, New Jersey (approximately one hour from New York City).

Roxbury as it stands today, incorporates Succasunna, Kenvil Ledgewood, Landing, Port Morris, and lower Berkshire Valley, it has a population of approximately 22,000 and covers 26 square miles.

With a busy commercial center, the municipality offers the convenience of shopping malls and professional buildings, while maintaining its hometown charm and the charm of its surrounding lakeside communities.

New schools have been built and old schools have been modernized. Children begin their education at one of five grammar schools (grade K-6). Students go on to Eisenhower Middle school (grades 7-8), and complete their public education at Roxbury High School. More than 89% of our high school graduates continue their education at two and four year colleges.

Recreational facilities provide healthful activities for children as well as adults. The area boasts many beautiful parks and lakes including Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey's largest lake featuring year-round recreational activity from swimming to ice-boating and fishing. Horseshoe Lake in Succasunna offers swimming and fishing, as well as seasonal sports activities. The magnificent Flanders Valley Golf Course is just a few minutes away.

Roxbury has its own police and fire departments. Our newly renovated library is a member of the Morris Area Information Network. This gives library users quick access to the Internet, the Worldwide web, and materials from a five-county region. In addition, Roxbury Library sponsors many exciting and informative programs for children and adults alike.

Roxbury Township is proud to be home to all manner of civic-minded and church-oriented organizations, making it possible for each member of the community to take an active role in the township.

Roxbury has a proud history that predates many parts of the country. Our first inhabitants were the Lenni Lenape Indians. Later, our township was to play an important part in the American Revolution, supplying Washington's troops with gunshot and weapons. Local church was used as a hospital during a smallpox epidemic at that time. The community was quick to respond to any situation and banded together as a whole to provide whatever was needed.

Located on the Morris Canal route and the Central Railroad that replaced it, as well as being intersected by Interstate Route 80, Roxbury is proud of its participation in linking east and west and appreciates its exposure to the rich cultural communities passed through its borders.

Today we try to recreate that sense of community in Roxbury, whether it be a single family in need or on a large scale. It begins when we wave to our neighbors … and they wave right back.

Updated: 10/02/2002