South of the township the ground turns sandy and the oaks give way to pitch pine — Turkey Swamp, the northern doorstep of the Pine Barrens, where snow catches in the needles and holds. Century Landscape Development starts its rounds long before that light reaches West Freehold, plowing driveways, clearing walks and treating ice while the roads still belong to the plow trucks. The pre-dawn shift pays in small things: the sound of the blade, steam rising off the hood, a property finished while its owners are still asleep. Storm after storm the routes hold — residential drives, small lots, and the tight aprons where the town plow leaves its heaviest ridge. Serving West Freehold, Freehold Township, Howell, Farmingdale and Jackson.