Before the storefronts along Route 116 unlock, the lots have to be open. The Village Tavern handles snow removal around Scituate — plowing lots and driveways, clearing entryways and sidewalks with a shovel, stacking banks where they won't block a sightline, and putting down sand and salt so the first person across the pavement stays upright. A cleared lot is an invitation; an uncleared one shuts a place for the day. So the work begins hours early and wraps before traffic builds. There's a quiet pride in pavement that's black and wide open at seven in the morning after a night of snow.