E-mail: jay.corn@patch.com
Jay is formerly the Local Editor of the Lake Minnetonka Patch. Before coming to Patch, he spent five years as editor of the Kanabec County Times in Mora, MN.
Jay was born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, and he moved to Minnesota about eight years ago to attend St. Cloud State University.
He has a daughter entering the second grade and enjoys the outdoors, music and baseball. In recent years, Jay has taken up golf, and he never turns down a get-together with buddies for a game of poker.
Politics:
Jay views himself as a conservative liberal. He believes in the right to bear arms, free market enterprise, gay rights and the death penalty. He opposes off-shore drilling, abortion and prayer in public schools.
Religion:
While he has issues with the church, Jay is a born and raised Catholic. He spent two weeks in Israel when he was 21 and says he learned a lot about himself. That said, he enjoys learning about other religions and civilly discussing faith with believers and non-believers alike.
Local hot button issues:
Jay concedes he has a lot to learn about the issues you care about and understands those issues differ between Orono, Wayzata, Deephaven, Excelsior and Mound-Westonka, the core towns of Lake Minnetonka Patch. But already, you'll see a mix of stories about local government, business, sports, the arts, education and, through it all, the people who make this area special. Look soon for stories on everything from development projects to the environment and local economy.
Jay pledges the news you read on the Lake Minnetonka Patch will be timely, built on fact and delivered through a lens of balance and objectivity.
Word of the Caribou closings spread a company conference call Friday morning. The Brooklyn Center-based company issued a statement Monday.
Richfield's two other shops appeared safe as the Brooklyn Center-based company issued a statement about nationwide closures Monday.
This winter we experienced exceptional early ice season conditions. As the winter progressed abundant snowfall quickly changed the ice fishing landscape. Travel conditions on the lake, as well as the weight of snow on the ice, created serious problems.
Information provided by the Plymouth Police Department.
Messiah United Methodist Church will need the parking lot for a funeral.
The Metropolitan Council informed Lake Street retailers by e-mail late Friday morning that the key commercial artery could be closed for nearly three weeks.
News of the Caribou closings has been leaking out since a company conference call Friday morning.
News of the Caribou closings has been leaking out since a company conference call Friday morning.
Your invited to a party and fundraiser that celebrates two sure signs of spring: The (eventual) ice out on Lake Minnetonka and the frequent stopover of migrating loons on metro lakes as ice is breaking up.
Several Mound Westonka High School students were suspended last month after performing the "Harlem Shake" during their lunch hour.
Pre-registration recommended as the event usually sells out.
As a kickoff to the Step To It Challenge, residents are encouraged to join Mayor Kelli Slavik for the annual “Walk with the Mayor” event.
The Clean Water Champion award will be presented to the Girl Scouts of the Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys council on Thursday, April 11, at the Freshwater Society’s Ice OUT/Loon IN Party and FUNraiser.
Information provided by the Wayzata Police Department.
Donations of baseball equipment will be accepted at tryouts this Saturday at Orono High School and the morning of April 27 at OHS (Opening Day ceremonies).
Business & Estate Advisers, Inc. approached the Greater Wayzata Area Chamber of Commerce to establish this award in the Wayzata area in order to give recognition to deserving companies. The Award is presented quarterly to noteworthy businesses.
Runoff from lawns and impervious surfaces like driveways, sidewalks and patios washes pollutants into local lakes, streams and wetlands.
Bank employees faxed a copy of the $1,982.60 check to the City of Victoria and were told the check had not been issued by the city. Additionally, the check was “visibly different from the checks issued by the city,” according to the complaint.
Editor's note: the following are a selection of notable incidents responded to by the Deephaven Police Department during the month of March. Not intended to be a comprehensive log of activity.
The series of three meetings—in Mound, Chanhassan and Maple Plain—will all take place on Saturday, April 13, and are are open to the public and are free of charge.
