Former Burger King sold
ELLSWORTH A short-lived but popular local guessing game what will move into the empty Burger King at 205 High St. will continue despite the building’s sale at auction on March 30.
The new owner is M&H Springwater LLC, a company formed in 2015. Christopher J. Austin, an attorney with Rudman & Winchell in Bangor, is listed as the company agent.
“The owner is a real estate investor and there are no specific plans for the property at this time,” Austin responded to an email inquiry from The American. The purchase agreement was signed on April 26 and recorded in the Hancock County Registry of Deeds on May 3.
Vertical Entertainment picked up the North American and UK/Ireland rights to Brian DeCubellis’ romantic-drama “
TRUST,” starring Victoria Justice, Matthew Daddario, Katherine McNamara, and Lucien Laviscount. According to the announcement, “TRUST” is expected to hit select theaters and on-demand platforms on March 12th, with The Exchange handling international sales.
The studio’s description reads, “Set in the glamour of the New York and Paris art scenes, gallery owner Brooke Gatwick (Victoria Justice) and her newscaster husband Owen (Matt Daddario), face temptation, jealousy, twists and mystery when two seductive newcomers (Lucien Laviscount and Kat McNamara) enter their lives.”
“On behalf of my fellow producers, we are so excited to partner with Vertical Entertainment to bring our film TRUST to screens in North America and UK/IE. This stunningly talented cast and crew joined forces to pour so much passion into every shot of this chemistry-fest of a movie. As a f
Ellsworth Burger King closes
ELLSWORTH The High Street Burger King restaurant served its final burgers and fries on Dec. 28 before permanently shuttering its doors. Three additional locations, on Hogan Road in Bangor, Stillwater Avenue in Orono and in Rockland, are also closing.
The franchise restaurants are owned by Northcountry Management Group of Bangor, owned by Steven P. Wegner. Burger King restaurants in Caribou, Houlton and Presque Isle owned by Northcountry Management Croup closed in February, and a Calais location was closed in 2015.
The number of employees whose jobs will be lost is unknown. The American was unable to reach a Burger King representative for comment before press time and the Northcountry Management Croup website was not accessible.