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For The Record Bill’s Box from page 1

Protect Your Home With The Although a lesser-known scam, property and mortgage fraud masterpiece. Homeowners far and wide praise his
work. Steve shuns praise. Thus, he will feel my
Clerk And Comptroller’s Free is now one of the fastest-growing crimes in the United States, praise is over the top. Not true, Steve. Following his
service as association president during a particularly
and South Florida is no exception.
Property Fraud Alerts Palm Beach County’s large number of winter homes and tumultuous period in Shores history, Steve was
investment properties makes our community a prime target for persuaded to return to the board where he immediately
Most of us know to check scammers. Unsuspecting homeowners can face foreclosure, began to work successfully on complex issues.
our credit report for signs of or worse, discover their property has been sold without their The Best Board Ever
fraudulent activity, but when knowledge or consent. That each current board member takes on
was the last time you checked My office has partnered with a private firm to create a free responsibilities and successfully accomplishes
the deed to your home? notification system that alerts residents anytime a document such projects asked of them is unprecedented in my years
Your home is one of your as a deed or mortgage is recorded in their name. This free service on the board, this record is unprecedented. Each
largest and most valuable makes it much more difficult for scammers to go undetected. is knowledgeable and skilled in areas of expertise
financial investments, making Just like signing up for credit card alerts or identity theft that would otherwise have to be contracted for at
it a big target for scammers. protection, our free program gives you the peace of mind of considerable cost. Homeowners have much for which
My office’s free Property knowing that your property is being monitored for signs of fraud. to be grateful.
Fraud Alert program helps The registration process is quick and easy and can be Words You Should Never Use
you protect your property completed online from any electronic device, including a Recently, Palm Beach Post writer Barbara Marshall
by notifying you of potential smartphone or tablet. I urge everyone who owns real estate in had an interesting article on language usage. I have
fraud, and providing you with valuable time to stop scammers Palm Beach County to take advantage of this free service by the clipping but not the date. I want to excerpt just a
looking to cash in on your investment. registering today at mypalmbeachclerk.com/property-fraud-alert. few examples now and will reserve more for future
After the housing crisis in 2010, we witnessed the creation and Preventing fraud requires us all to be diligent. Our Property issues.
rapid rise of a new, sophisticated crime: the filing of fraudulent Fraud Alert program is just one of the many ways my office is “Utilize” instead of simply “use”
deeds and mortgages. working to serve you every day. “Went missing” implies “went to Publix.”
The Palm Beach Post’s Nov. 30 article “Junk Mail Alerted Warm regards, “Passed away” rather than “he died”
Woman To Her Stolen Home” highlights this growing problem, Sharon R. Bock, Esq., “Planning on” instead of “planning to”
also known as “house stealing.” Clerk and Comptroller, Palm Beach County That’s It
Must go now. Lot’s to squeeze in to the “do’s”
before Christmas.
Town Of Jupiter News Copy deadline for February is Jan. 15.

By Ilan Kaufer, Town Of Learning Institute and someone who gave so much to
Jupiter Councilman our Jupiter and surrounding communities. She will be Senior Softball from page 1
Happy New Year! greatly missed, but her legacy of education and improving
I hope you had a the lives of others will carry on in our community. I am Summers noted that a number of sponsors have
wonderful holiday season grateful for the kindness and support she showed to me supported the program year after year and the
with family and friends over the last several years. association is pleased to recognize all sponsors “and
and are having a great start Strategic Planning encourage our players, their families and the public
to 2020! Please find below The Town Council will be holding strategic planning to show their appreciation by patronizing them
a few Town updates. meetings in January. I encourage you to contact me with throughout the year.”
Fertilizer Reduction your positive and negative thoughts and comments on Shores residents Ted Battistone, Bennett Doliner,
Update what the Council should be working on in the upcoming Larry Wickerham, John Cariero and George Farnworth
As I mentioned last year. I always appreciate all of your comments and ideas are, or have been, active players in the year-round
month, the council discussed my proposed resolution as we go through this process. senior softball program.
concerning reducing glyphosate and overall herbicide As always please contact me with any comments Registration for the softball program can be made
use on Town properties and right of ways. I am pleased or questions at ilank@jupiter.fl.us and follow me on online at www.leaguelineup.com/jssa or, for more
to update you that my colleagues unanimously agreed Facebook at www.facebook.com/Councilorkaufer or on information contact Dave Summers at (561) 800-8230.
with my proposal and the resolution was passed in late Twitter @Councilorkaufer.
November. This is a positive step for human and animal
health, water quality, and our environment.
Community Loss
Over Thanksgiving, our community lost a great leader
in René Friedman. She was the founder of FAU’s Lifelong

62 Marina Gardens Drive
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The Jupiter Senior Softball Association credits the support
of 18 local sponsors and cooperation of the Town of Jupiter
Private Gated Community for the success of its year-round softball program. The
names of sponsors are displayed on banners at Jupiter
Upscale, Urban Lifestyle Community Park.

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