A family member says Steve Quinn shot himself by accident and a crowd-funding campaign has been set up to help pay for burial expenses.

The state epidemiologist for the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said it’s ‘highly likely’ the children acquired their illness from the same source, which has yet to be identified.

The state says it was improperly billed almost $185,000 for abortion-related services and other items over a five-year period.

Although the construction manager describes the blasting as minor, letters went out this week to warn abutters about possible ground vibration.