There is a sound a shovel makes on a storefront walk at five in the morning — scrape, lift, toss — and along Bordentown Avenue in Sayreville it is the first sign a storm is losing. Bruno's Landscaping and Patio runs the winter side of the borough: plowing lots and driveways, clearing walkways and entrances, spreading salt before the refreeze locks everything down. Doorways get opened wide, not merely wide enough. Curb cuts get cut through so nobody finds slush at the last step. By the time the shops flip their signs on, the hard part is already behind them.