Angelo's Painting Company

Nearly half a century of painting out of one Haverhill address, and almost nothing written down about it. Evangelos Lazarakis has run Angelo's Painting from 79 Woodrow Ave as a one-person sole proprietorship since June 1977, according to its BBB listing — 49 years, one employee, painting and nothing else. The paperwork is the part to raise. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, number 166780, expired on July 1, 2018 and was listed as cancelled when BuildZoom rechecked it in April 2026. Massachusetts exempts interior-painting-only contractors from that registration, so a painter may not need one — but having held one and let it lapse is a different fact than never needing it, and it is worth asking what changed. BuildZoom flags the profile and gives it a score of zero for exactly that reason. Beyond that, the public record is empty. BBB has issued no rating because it says it lacks the information to, the business is not accredited, and no reviews or complaints appear on either site. Nobody has published an account of a job — no notes on prep work, timelines, or how the finish held up. A 49-year single-owner painting business in one town usually runs on word of mouth rather than online listings, and that may well be the case here. If you are considering them, ask for local references and recent addresses you can look at, confirm current registration status directly with the state's Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, and get proof of insurance in writing before work starts.