Late June on the river flats near Duke Island Park, the grass grows faster than anyone plans for, and Apex Landscaping keeps ahead of it. A cut here means straight lines across the yard, a squared border, and the walk blown off before the truck pulls away. Beds get mulched, shrubs get trimmed, and the ragged strip along the fence line gets handled, because that is the part everyone actually sees from the road. In winter the same trucks come back wearing plows, opening driveways and clearing the walks while the borough is still dark. Raritan is small enough that a crew learns a lawn by heart and a driveway by feel.