The storms that matter in Orono come down out of the northwest, and you can feel one coming an afternoon ahead in the way the wind turns off the Stillwater. Northridge Snowplow & Landscapes LLC watches for that and then works straight through the night — plowing driveways, opening entries and walkways by hand, spreading salt and sand where the cold packs it hard. In warmer months the same trucks run the mowing routes: cutting, trimming, edging, and cleanups at each end of the season. A property looked after in July is one whose shape you already know in February. That knowledge is what makes a clean plow job look effortless.