Editing Shelburne, Massachusetts (section)

==Government==
[[Image:Shelburne-Arms Library.JPG|thumb|Arms Library]]
Shelburne employs the [[open town meeting]] form of government, and is led by a [[board of selectmen]].  All of the town offices, except for the Shelburne Volunteer Fire Department, are located within the area of Shelburne Falls, including the police department (which shares the town hall), a post office (which also serves the Buckland side of Shelburne Falls), and the Arms Library, which is connected to the regional library networks.  The town's main cemetery, Arms Cemetery, is also located near Shelburne Falls.  The nearest hospital, Franklin Medical Center, is located in Greenfield, as are most of the nearest state offices.

On the state level, Shelburne 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 Hampshire and Franklin district, represented by Stan Rosenberg, which includes most of eastern Franklin County and much of eastern Hampshire County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/legis/city_town.htm |title=List of Massachusetts Legislators by City and Town |publisher=Mass.gov |accessdate=April 29, 2010}}</ref>  The town is home to the Second Barracks of Troop "B" of the [[Massachusetts State Police]].<ref>{{cite web|url=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 |title=Station B-2, SP Shelburne Falls |publisher=Mass.gov |accessdate=April 29, 2010}}</ref>

On the national level, Shelburne 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 [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]] since January 2013. Massachusetts is represented in the [[United States Senate]] by senior Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] and junior Senator [[Ed Markey]].