Editing Whately, Massachusetts (section)

==Government==
[[Image:Whately Town Hall.JPG|thumb|left|Whately Town Hall]]
Whately 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, fire and public works departments, as well as its own post office. While most state offices and the regional waste management area are based in Greenfield, the town is actually closer to Northampton, the former seat of Hampshire County.  The nearest hospital is also in Northampton.

On the state level, Whately is represented in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] by the First Franklin district, which includes the southeastern third of Franklin County and towns in north central Hampshire County. In the [[Massachusetts Senate]], the town is represented by the Hampshire and Franklin district, which includes much of eastern 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 Whately Police Department, with backup from the Headquarters (Northampton) Barracks of Troop "B" of the Massachusetts State Police.

On the national level, Whately is represented in the [[United States House of Representatives]] as part of [[Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district]], and is represented by [[Jim McGovern (American politician)|Jim McGovern]] of [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]]. Massachusetts is represented in the [[United States Senate]] by senior Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] and junior Senator [[Ed Markey]].