Editing Colrain, Massachusetts (section)

==Government==
Colrain employs the [[open town meeting]] form of government, and is led by a [[board of selectmen]].  The town has its own police and fire departments, as well as emergency services.  The town's library, Griswold Memorial Library, is connected to the regional library network.  The town also has its own post office as well.  The nearest hospital, Franklin Medical Center, is in Greenfield.

On the state level, Colrain 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, Franklin and Worcester district, represented by Jo Comerford, 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=The 190th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts|website=www.mass.gov}}</ref>  The town is patrolled by the Second (Shelburne Falls) Station 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+&+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=Mass.gov|website=Mass.gov}}</ref>

On the national level, Colrain 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 since January 2013. Massachusetts is represented in the [[United States Senate]] by [[Elizabeth Warren]] and [[Edward Markey]].