The first real snow of the year usually arrives at night, and by morning the Northern Strand path toward the Saugus line is one unbroken white ribbon with nobody's footprints in it. New East Tree Services & Landscaping is already awake by then, working driveways, lots and walkways across the city — plowing, shoveling, and salting so ice never gets a chance to set. Every property carries its own trick: a low corner that pools, a walk that shades over and stays slick past noon. Learning those details is most of the job, and the crew has them memorized. What the customer sees is simply that the way out is clear.