Editing Ashfield, Massachusetts (section)

==Government==
Ashfield employs the [[open town meeting]] form of government, and is led by a [[board of selectmen]] and a town administrator. All of the town's services are located in the town center, including the town hall, police and fire departments, as well as the Belding Memorial Library and the town's post office.  The nearest hospital, Franklin Medical Center, is located in Greenfield, as are most of the nearest state offices.

On the state level, Ashfield is represented in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] as part of the First Franklin district, represented by Steve Kulik,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stevekulik.org/p/34/1st-Franklin,-MA,-District-Map|title=1st Franklin, MA, District Map|last=Kulik|first=Representative Stephen|website=Representative Stephen Kulik|language=en|access-date=September 7, 2018}}</ref> which covers the towns of Ashfield, Buckland, Chester, Chesterfield, Conway, Cummington, Deerfield, Goshen, Huntington, Leverett, Middlefield, Montague, Plainfield, Shelburne, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Whately, Williamsburg, and Worthington.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stevekulik.org/|title=Representative Stephen Kulik|last=Kulik|first=Representative Stephen|website=Representative Stephen Kulik|language=en|access-date=September 7, 2018}}</ref> In the [[Massachusetts Senate]], the town is part of the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district, represented by Adam Hinds, which includes all of Berkshire County as well as western portions of Franklin and Hampshire Counties.<ref>[http://www.mass.gov/legis/city_town.htm List of Massachusetts Legislators by City and Town]</ref>  The town is patrolled by the Second Barracks of Troop "B" of the [[Massachusetts State Police]], headquartered in Shelburne Falls.<ref>[http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsterminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Law+Enforcement+%26+Criminal+Justice&L2=Law+Enforcement&L3=State+Police+Troops&L4=Troop+B&sid=Eeops&b=terminalcontent&f=msp_divisions_field_services_troops_troop_b_msp_field_troop_b_station_b2&csid=Eeops Station B-2, SP Shelburne Falls]</ref>

On the national level, Ashfield is represented in the [[United States House of Representatives]] as part of [[Massachusetts's 1st congressional district]], and has been represented by [[Richard Neal]] of [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]] since January 3, 2013. Massachusetts is currently represented in the [[United States Senate]] by [[Ed Markey]], and [[Elizabeth Warren]].