Manchester Man Drowns While Boating on Lake Sunapee

Newbury, n.h. — Authorities say the body of a man who drowned while boating on Lake Sunapee has been recovered.

Divers from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department found the body of 46-year-old Kevin Karolian, of Manchester, around 7:50 p.m. on Saturday.

Authorities say Karolian was boating with a friend Saturday afternoon when he jumped into the lake and was unable to swim back to the boat.

His friend tried to throw him flotation devices, but Karolian wasn’t able to use them.

Woman Charged With Biting Trooper’s Head After Arrest

Randolph — Vermont State Police say a Rochester, Vt., woman faces several charges after she bit a state trooper in the head.

The incident started just after midnight Saturday when troopers were screening a driver for possible drunken driving on Route 66 in Randolph.

Police say 21-year-old Tristen Martonik, a passenger in the car, got out and ran down the middle of the road.

Martonik was charged with disorderly conduct and later with assault on an officer after authorities say she bit the state trooper at the Randolph Police Department.

Martonik is due in court today. It was unclear Sunday whether she has an attorney.

Vermont Fish and Wildlife: Deadline Soon for Moose Lottery

Montpelier — The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is reminding hunters that the deadline to apply for a moose hunting permit for this fall is coming up.

Vermont is going to issue 63 regular season moose hunting permits and 17 archery permits. The deadline is today.

The number of permits is reduced from last year’s total of 165 total permits, and permits will only be issued for bulls.

Biologists expect hunters to take about 33 moose across the state.

Vermont wildlife biologist Cedric Alexander said the state has an estimated moose population of about 1,750 with most concentrated in the Northeast Kingdom.

The number of moose in Vermont has fallen below the ideal number.

Alexander said it’s hoped that with fewer moose permits the herd will be able to expand.

New Hampshire Group Launches Mobile Food Pantries

Manchester — A New Hampshire food bank has launched a series of mobile food pantries across the state, helped by a $1 million anonymous donation.

The New Hampshire Food Bank, a program of Catholic Charities New Hampshire, said it is using $30,000 from the donation it received in December to launch the food pantries in Concord, Franklin, Plymouth, Lancaster and Alstead this summer.

The first one was held on Wednesday in Concord and the remaining pantries will be held July 15 in Franklin, July 22 in Plymouth, Aug. 19 in Lancaster and Aug. 29 in Alstead.

New Hampshire Food Bank Executive Director Eileen Liponis said these mobile pantries are crucial tools in fighting hunger, especially in the summer which can be tough time for local pantries.

Feds Reviewing Status of New England’s Endangered Salmon

Portland, Maine — The federal government is starting a five-year review of the Gulf of Maine’s population of Atlantic salmon, which are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

Atlantic salmon were once plentiful off New England, but dams, loss of habitat, pollution and overfishing dramatically reduced the population.

The National Marine Fisheries Service said it is reviewing the health of the stock to get more updated information on its current status.

The fisheries service said the review will be based on scientific and commercial data. One group, the New Brunswick, Canada-based Atlantic Salmon Federation, said recent data are troubling.

The group said total estimated returns of the fish to North America in 2016 showed a 27 percent decrease from the previous year.

The fisheries service is taking comments until July 20.

— Wire reports