{"podcast":{"title":"Hartford News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670","podcast_index_feed_id":7569670,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/hartford-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/hartford-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1807,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Hartford News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Hartford—from local news and business to culture, politics, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Hartford News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T12:20:23.209299+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670"},"episode":{"title":"New Canaan's $2.5M Road Project: Smoother Drives Ahead","slug":"new-canaan-s-2-5m-road-project-smoother-drives-ahead","published_at":"2026-05-10T09:50:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/new-canaan-s-2-5m-road-project-smoother-drives-ahead","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/a53a9ab0-60a2-47c5-be4a-c89c57fede4f.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/a53a9ab0-60a2-47c5-be4a-c89c57fede4f.mp3","summary":"New Canaans Board of Selectmen allocated $2.5 million for paving fifteen roads and $459,000 for sealing cracks on others, starting this month. FGB Construction secured the paving contract due to low bids and stable asphalt prices. Dunning Road and Pine Street downtown are first in line, completing the 22-year road repaving project. Indus Seal Coating will seal roads in July, extending road life up to ten years. This infrastructure overhaul ensures smoother drives and reinforces New Canaans reputation for top-tier roads. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/e920d304bf6ab5c1","meta_description":"New Canaans Board of Selectmen allocated $2.5 million for paving fifteen roads and $459,000 for sealing cracks on others, starting this month. FGB Constru…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":78,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/episodes/new-canaan-s-2-5m-road-project-smoother-drives-ahead/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/new-canaan-s-2-5m-road-project-smoother-drives-ahead.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}