Yonkers International going big time Social Media

Join the conversation with harness racing fans from around the globe on social media by using the hashtag #International18 leading up to the $1 million Yonkers International Trot Saturday October 13 at Yonkers Raceway. The Standardbred Owners Association of New York will once again be the source for all updates and information about the World Championship of trotting through the website created for the race www.internationaltrot.com as well as on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SOAofNY/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/soaofny There will be contests each week where fans can win great International Trot merchandise including hats, t-shirts, flags and polo shirts.

Woman Arrested for Running Raffle Ticket Scam Using Image, Name of Boy Who Died of Cancer

A New York woman has been arrested for allegedly running a fundraising scam in which she used the image and story of a little boy who died from cancer earlier this year to con people out of money, officials said. Tracey Jacqueline Weir, 35, of Yonkers, is accused of selling phony raffle tickets to support children's cancer research in the name of Nolan Scully , a 4-year-old boy who lost his battle with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer, in February.