Follow the Peconic upstream from Riverhead and it thins into cedar swamp and still ponds that ice over black in January, the whole world out there gone silent and brittle. Back in town, that same cold means driveways that need opening and walks that need to be safe by the time the door swings. J R Irrigation handles the snow side of the year here — plowing drives and lots, shoveling steps and entry paths, and running ice control where meltwater refreezes overnight. Some storms take one pass and some take three, and the difference is just wind and how long the sky stays open. Either way the work ends the same: clear pavement, a passable walk, and a house that can get on with its day.