Editing Buckland, Massachusetts (section)

==Government==
[[Image:Buckland Public Library, MA.jpg|thumb|Buckland Public Library]]
Buckland employs the [[open town meeting]] form of government, and is governed by a [[board of selectmen]] and an administrative assistant.  The town offices, police station and fire station are all located in Shelburne Falls, with the Buckland Public Library and the town's post office located near the geographic center of town. The nearest hospital, Franklin Medical Center, is located in Greenfield, as are most of the nearest state offices. The town is patrolled by the Second Barracks of Troop "B" of the [[Massachusetts State Police]], headquartered on the Shelburne side of 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 state level, Buckland is represented in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] as part of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Franklin district|1st Franklin District]], represented by Natalie Blais. In the [[Massachusetts Senate]], the town is part of the [[Massachusetts Senate's Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden district|Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden District]], represented by [[Paul Mark]].

On the national level, Buckland 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 2013, and is represented in the [[United States Senate]] by [[Ed Markey]], and [[Elizabeth Warren]]. Neal was redistricted from [[Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district]] due to Massachusetts's loss of one seat in the House after reapportionment following the [[2010 United States Census]].