Route 97 leaves Port Jervis and hangs above the Delaware in a set of curves people drive just for the view, but in February it is simply a road that has to stay open. Kowal Brothers Paving turns to snow work when the weather closes in, clearing lots and driveways around the city and along the river road below. Cold here has an edge that comes off the water and settles into the pavement. Plowing takes the bulk of it; salt and a second pass take the rest. There is real satisfaction in blacktop showing dark again while the fields on either side stay white.