Dock street in Edgartown will be partly closed to vehicle traffic for the next three weeks as a project gets under way to replace an underwater electric cable in the harbor channel to Chappaquiddick. Construction crews began setting up large equipment this week, and drilling is set to begin on Monday.

Chappaquiddick ferry traffic will unload onto Daggett street, which will be two-way during the construction project. Dock street will be closed from the Mayhew Lane intersection to the ferry during construction.

Project Lifesaver

On Thursday, Dec. 4 at 1:30 p.m., the Tisbury Senior Center will host a presentation on Project Lifesaver, a device that helps find people who may have wandered off and become lost.

Donald Rose will demonstrate the device and be available for any questions. The idea behind Project Lifesaver is not only to save people, but also to reduce anxiety for families and caregivers.

The senior center is located at 34 Pine Tree Road in Vineyard Haven.

For details, call 508-696-4205.

Police Chief Interviews

The West Tisbury selectmen have rescheduled a public forum for the three police chief candidates for tonight at 7 p.m. at the Howes House. Selectmen will hold interviews with the candidates on Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m.

The three candidates for the position are acting West Tisbury police chief Dan Rossi; Canton, Conn., deputy police chief Donald B. Hull; and Christian Pedoty, police lieutenant for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York city.

Summer is long gone, and sports enthusiasts are shifting their attention to football, hockey and basketball. But some of the best deals come during the off-season, and a Vineyard collegiate summer baseball team is one of them.

The Aquinnah selectmen voted this week to approve a conservation restriction for newly-acquired property by the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation on Menemsha Pond.

The 5.8-acre parcel abuts land that Yvette Eastman gave to the foundation over a period of years. The foundation has purchased a restriction on the property for $300,000 with a view easement on land next door. The restriction means the property will remain open and undeveloped forever.

Hello Zoé

Priscilla Tucker and Joshua Tucker of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Zoé Elizabeth Tucker, born on Nov. 4, 2010, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Zoé weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces at birth.