Editing Heath, Massachusetts (section)

==Government==
[[Image:Heath Memorial Hall.jpg|thumb|right|Heath Memorial Hall, site of town meetings]]
Heath employs the [[open town meeting]] form of government, and is led by a [[board of selectmen]] and an administrative assistant.  The town has its own police and fire departments, as well as a post office.  The town has a library, Heath Free Public Library, which is connected to the regional library network.  The nearest hospital is the Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield.

On the state level, Heath is represented in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] as part of the Second Berkshire district, represented by Paul Mark, which covers central Berkshire County, as well as portions of Hampshire and Franklin Counties.   In the [[Massachusetts Senate]], the town is part of the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district, represented by Ben Downing, which includes all of Berkshire County and the western portions of Hampshire and Franklin 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 (Shelburne Falls) Station of Troop "B" of the [[Massachusetts State Police]].<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, Heath is represented in the [[United States House of Representatives]] as part of [[Massachusetts's 1st congressional district]], and is represented by [[Richard Neal]]. Massachusetts is represented in the [[United States Senate]] by senior Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] and junior Senator [[Ed Markey]].