Three in the morning, and Salem's cul-de-sacs are the quietest places in the state — no traffic, no wind, just snow coming down straight and the sound of a blade on pavement. New System Services works those hours: driveways plowed end to end, walks and steps cleared by hand, sand and salt down where a slope will refreeze before dawn. Doing it right means coming back after the town plow rebuilds the berm across the apron, which is the small courtesy people actually remember. The route runs through Salem and over toward Windham, Atkinson and Pelham. By the time the sky turns gray, everything is open.