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Dear fellow Local 14 members: I hope you are all safely dug out and warm. We will be having the make up for the General Membership Meeting this coming Wednesday, February 6th at the Zaloga Post at 7:00 PM. The meeting will go for an hour, and at 8:00 there will be a free buffet with […]

Dear Fellow Local 14 members: We have to postpone tonight’s General Membership Meeting. I’ve been watching the weather reports and radar all morning, and it looks like the brunt of the snow will hit Albany when we all are traveling to and from the meeting. Diane will be in touch with the Zaloga post to […]

Dear fellow Local 14 members: It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the passing of longtime member Richard O’Neil over the weekend. In addition to being a terrific bassist, Richard is the father of Local 14 cellist Andre O’Neil.The family will be planning a memorial service sometime this spring. I’ll […]

Dear fellow Local 14 members:I just want to remind you that we have a general membership meeting tomorrow, 1/29/19 at 7:00 PM, with a free buffet at 8:00. It will be held at the Zaloga American Legion Post, 4 Everett Road, Albany, NY 12205. We have several important matters to discuss and vote on, so […]

Dear fellow Local 14 members, On Sunday, long time Local 14 member, and good friend to many of us, Maurice “Mo” Rancourt passed away. He was known for his terrific jazz trumpet playing, his spot on impression of Louis Armstrong singing, and his positive demeanor. The board will be sending flowers to the funeral on […]

Our next General Membership meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 Joseph E. Zaloga Post 1520, 4 Everett Rd. Ext., Albany NY 12205. (Exit 5, I 90) Business Meeting 7-8; Buffet Dinner 8PM See you then!    

Dear Fellow Local 14 Members, We will be having our Fall general membership meeting on Monday, October 22 at the Zaloga Post of the American Legion. The meeting starts at 7:00, and there will be a free buffet with socializing and networking starting at 8:00. We’re trying the Zaloga Post for our meeting for a few […]

Our power and strength comes from musicians and other working people joining together. Let’s remember that on #LaborDay2018 & each day!

Used with permission of the author, Diane Cameron Artists deserve a salute “Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose”. Those lyrics by Kris Kristofferson were made famous by the great, gravel-voiced Janis Joplin. On the Fourth of July, we might hum along, thinking about freedom and wondering at its costs and how much […]