SOUNDS of EVERETT – City Councillor Marchese Must Resign!

Well folks, I must have been fooling myself to believe City Councillor Michael Marchese, a candidate in the state rep race, would apologize for his racist and homophobic social media posts on his old Facebook page – which he deleted post haste some time ago when it was discovered by some concerned citizens. Like his corrupt newspaper propagandist, Josh Resnek, who also lost his bar on lower Broadway in Chelsea for too much “partying” and shady dealings back in the ‘80’s, Marchese lost his gin mill, McDonald’s Café on Ferry St. in 2003 after residents living across the street unceasingly complained about the late-night shenanigans taking place for years at his bar until finally getting relief when the state police teamed-up with the DEA to take down the drug dealing, leading to multiple arrests and bad press for then-Alderman Marchese. It was obvious Marchese ignored the suffering of his constituents. Following the bad press – the alderman pulled a disappearing act until the heat died down. Fast forward – Marchese, through his social media page – was posting racist and homophobic missives. It’s crazy to think Marchese feels as though he deserves to hold a state house seat. What a disgrace!  As of late, the city councillor has been running ads in the Leader Herald – the same newspaper that’s being sued for defamation for printing lies and making up stories about the mayor during the years leading up to the 2021 elections. Consider the source when it comes to the Leader Herald. In my opinion, given the bar that has been set in Everett over social media posts and private emails that have become public by Resnek, Marchese should do the right thing by not only dropping out of the race, but resign his city council seat as well. But we doubt Marchese is capable of doing right by his constituents – he proved that back in 2003. Like his former gin mill abutters – the people have had enough. Good riddance, Marchese. – JDM