Huntington sits where the branches of the Westfield River come together in the hills, and almost nothing in this town is flat. Fox Excavating LLC mows the lawns that tilt off the hillsides above the water, trimming the awkward corners and edging along drives that climb. Spring arrives late and hard up here, so the first cleanup clears the sand, sticks and grit the runoff left behind; autumn ends with the leaves off and mulch worked back into the beds. Hilltown grass comes on fast through a wet June and gives up early once the cold gets in. Cutting across a slope, holding the lines even, you can hear the river the entire time.