By noon in August, Slappey Boulevard shimmers and every scrap of shade in Albany has somebody standing in it. JG Lawn Care and Snow Removal is out in that heat regardless — mowing, running the trimmer along fences and foundations, cutting a border into the walk, clearing the drive before moving on. The result shows up immediately: you can stand at the curb afterward and see exactly what changed. Grass in this town does not slow down for anyone's comfort, so neither does the route. Albany and the towns around it — Putney, Leesburg, Sasser — make up the week's rounds.