Larger Mosque Completed, Open in Orono

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ORONO - The original Islamic Center of Maine looks so much like a house that trick-or-treaters have knocked on the door, interrupting prayer services.

That's unlikely to happen at the new mosque, located at 151 Park St. behind the first building on U.S. Route 2 near the former Thriftway grocery store. The 5,600-square-foot new building may not have a dome or minaret as larger mosques do, but it looks more like a house of worship than a residence.

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Larger Mosque Completed, Open in Orono

The center will hold an open house at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 6. The event, called "Meet Your Muslim Neighbors," is designed to introduce people unfamiliar with Islam to the tenets and practices of the faith.

The new building was comple...

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