Three in the morning, and the streets of Newton are blue-dark and silent under six new inches. BW Outdoor Solutions is already out, working driveways from the top down, pushing the banks back far enough that the next storm has somewhere to go. Walks and steps get shoveled by hand and then salted — especially the north-facing ones behind the hills, where the sun never reaches all winter. Sussex County weather does not negotiate, so the aim is simple: the drive is open before anyone needs to leave, and the car doors are clear. By the time the town wakes and the road plows have finished, the hard part is behind everybody.