Leaving a Legacy: Marlboro College's Move Will Be Felt By the Community - Editorial

The Keene Sentinel Editorial Board writes: The 73-year-old college on Potash Hill has long been a key player in the southern Vermont town west of Brattleboro. It’s played host to Marlboro Music for 69 years, and officials of that organization say their lease remains in place and the annual summer festival will continue. That’s good news for the town. Bad news is that even if a couple of dozen faculty move to Emerson, roughly 50 other staffers will be out of jobs. The economic boost to the community of those 150 students will disappear, as will local contracting for services, materials, etc., that a college — even a small one — depends upon from the community.