The commercial boats come in past the jetty and tie up on the bay side, and Barnegat Light keeps working long after the beach umbrellas are gone. Sandoval Brothers Services LLC works that same full year — mowing, trimming and edging the yards through the green months, mulch renewed and beds cleared twice over. When the wind swings northeast in January and snow comes sideways off the water, the plows go out to open driveways, the shovels follow to clear the walks, and salt goes down where the ice sets up hard. Nothing about a barrier island is gentle in winter, which is exactly why it matters that somebody shows up. By the time the fishermen head out, the streets they park on are clear.