Burlington Store Coming to Pittsfield

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A national retail clothing store will move into the recently shuttered Staples this summer.

Last week, the Zoning Board of Appeals approved a sign exemption for Burlington Stores, formerly Burlington Coat Factory. This allows the company to place a sign larger than 100 square feet on the space in Berkshire Crossing at 555 Hubbard Ave.

Burlington plans to install a nearly 147-square-foot sign on the storefront that reads "Burlington" with "Deals. Brands. WOW!" underneath. The sign will be internally illuminated by LED lights.

According to its website, the Pittsfield store will open on Aug. 22. In the fall, signs appeared on Staples' front window indicating it would close on Dec. 13.

"We have a hardship. We're tucked back in the corner so there's a visibility issue and we're also working with a logo that was designed in 1982 so, as you can see, there's a lot of negative space," a representative from the retail company said, explaining that it was looking for a little relief from the requirement.

Berkshire Habitat ReStore Overwhelmed With Unwanted Donations

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
07:21AM / Saturday, March 22, 2025

The lot is under surveillance and the stores is considering cracking down on dumpers.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity ReStore won't be taking any donations on Saturday — because it's already overloaded with items dumped on its property.

 

ReStore on Hubbard Avenue sells donated furniture, building supplies and home improvement materials to help keep bulky items out of landfills and to raise money for Habitat for Humanity.

 

But people have been dumping their unwanted items on the property without an appointment and sometimes after hours. That's left a pile of trash for the nonprofit to deal with. 

 

"So people just, you know, came and even if it's closed, I personally catch several people in the camera out of hours," said ReStore general manager Alex Valdivieso.

 

Valdivieso has been the general manager for less than a year but says last summer was a big problem with dumping and with the weather getting nicer, people have started to come again to dump their unwanted items. 

 

To help get rid of the waste, 20 to 25 teens are volunteering from Lenox High School to help fill dumpsters and clean up the lot that's now littered with items needing to be thrown away.

 

Valdivieso says he has two 30-foot-long trash roll-offs that will be filled this weekend.