BArT Hosts World Cube Association Competition

10:31AM / Friday, January 23, 2026Print Story | Email Story

ADAMS, Mass. — On Saturday, January 24, Berkshire Arts and Technology (BART) Charter Public Charter School is hosting the first World Cube Association Competition in Berkshire County in almost 10 years.

The all-day competition, open to the public for viewing, will consist of up to 75 competitors from across the country racing against the clock to solve different types of cubing puzzles. Challenges include solving a standard Rubik's Cube while blindfolded and solving a pyraminx — a four-sided puzzle similar to a Rubik's Cube but instead shaped like a pyramid.

The World Cube Association is a global nonprofit that puts on official competitions to solve mechanical puzzles, such as the famous 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube.

BArT's own Gordon Holey, a mathematics teacher who runs BArT's Cubing Club, will also be competing. Holey has competed in World Cube Association competitions across the country.

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Cheshire Shifts Focus From Merger to Improving Police Department

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
01:36PM / Tuesday, March 10, 2026

CHESHIRE, Mass. — The town will be seeking volunteers to serve on its police chief search committee.

The process of finding, interviewing, and selecting a qualified candidate is expected to take several months.

Interim Police Chief Timothy Garner, who has not accepted a stipend for the post, advocated that the board have a start date after the fiscal year to ensure voters approve the funds for the salary.

"I'm more than happy to stay until the first of the fiscal year. If you want to wait until a budget is in place where you can actually advertise [a salary already approved at town meeting,]" the retired chief said.

"If you do it now and you put somebody in there, what are you going to offer that might go away at town meeting."

The town has been in discussions with the Lanesborough Police Department to explore the feasibility of a merger.

However, after preliminary talks, that appears unlikely. As a result, the board is refocusing its efforts on strengthening its own department.

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