Former U.S. Rep. Henry Nowak, who championed western New York infrastructure, dies at 89

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Henry Nowak of New York has died. The Democrat who represented the Buffalo area in Congress for 18 years until the early 1990s was 89 years old. His death was announced by Erie County Democratic Chairman Jeremy Zellner on X Sunday. During 18 years in Congress, Nowak is credited with bringing nearly $1 billion in federal infrastructure aid to the region as it suffered through the loss of  industry, including the closing of Bethlehem Steel in 1983. Nowak was a lawyer and former county comptroller. He is the father of state Supreme Court Justice Henry Nowak Jr.