A nor'easter comes up the Hudson and Newburgh wakes to a foot of it, the 9W hills white and the world gone quiet. Ken's Lawn Maintenance & Snow is out ahead of that quiet — plowing driveways, opening walks and steps, cutting the apron back square so the plow ridge doesn't trap anybody in. Salt and ice control go where the grade turns treacherous, and lots are cleared before the first car arrives. There is a real pride in the drive that is already done when the porch light comes on. Storm after storm, through the winter, in Newburgh and the towns beside it.