The first train out of Stirling leaves in the dark, and in January that means somebody moved the snow before the platform lot began to fill. D'Urso Landscaping, Inc runs those hours across Long Hill — plowing, shoveling walks and steps, salting, and staying after the ice that creeps back on a cold clear afternoon. When the ground thaws the same trucks carry mowers: cutting, trimming, edging, mulch, and the cleanups at either end of the season. A township of small village centers rewards a route known by heart, down to which driveway is steep and which walk goes slick first. Twelve months on, it is one promise in two forms — the way in and out kept open, and the yard kept in order.