Editing Bernardston, Massachusetts (section)

==Government==
[[Image:Bernardston Town Hall.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Bernardston Town Hall]]

Bernardston employs the [[open town meeting]] form of government, and is led by a [[board of selectmen]] and an administrative assistant.  Bernardston has its own police, fire and public works departments, as well as a post office and the Cushman Library, which is connected to the regional library network.  The nearest hospital, Franklin Medical Center, is located in Greenfield, as are most of the nearest state offices.

On the state level, Bernardston 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 in the Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district, represented by Jo Comerford, which includes most of eastern Franklin County and much of eastern Hampshire County.<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, Bernardston 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 2012. Massachusetts is currently represented in the [[United States Senate]] by Senator [[Edward Markey]] and Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]].