Editing Monterey, Massachusetts (section)

==Government==

Monterey employs the [[open town meeting]] form of government, and is led by a [[board of selectmen]]. The town hall, police and fire departments are located in the central village, as is the town post office. The town's public library is a [[WiFi]] hot spot, and is a member of the regional library system. The nearest hospital, Fairview Hospital, is in neighboring Great Barrington.

On the state level, Monterey is represented in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] by the Fourth Berkshire district, which covers southern Berkshire County, as well as the westernmost towns in Hampden County. In the [[Massachusetts Senate]], the town is represented by the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district, which includes all of Berkshire County and western Hampshire and Franklin counties.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mass.gov/legis/citytown.htm |title=Senators and Representatives by City and Town |access-date=March 3, 2008 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115141/http://www.mass.gov/legis/citytown.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The town is patrolled by the Monterey Police Department.

The Monterey Fire Department is a paid by call fire department that consists of approximately 25 members and one ladder truck, one engine/tanker, two rescues, one brush truck, and a rescue boat. The department responds to all emergency calls in the town, including fire and medical emergencies. The department also will provide mutual aid to surrounding towns when requested. The town firefighters train weekly and are all certified to the First Responder level. The department responds to approximately 150–200 calls per year. {{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

On the national level, Monterey 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 the redistricting in 2013. Massachusetts is currently represented in the [[United States Senate]] by senior Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] and junior Senator [[Ed Markey]].