Mayor Menino won’t seek sixth term

Mayor Thomas M. Menino will announce at a Faneuil Hall event Thursday afternoon that he will not seek a sixth term in office, according to officials familiar with his decision.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino atop the Macallen Building in South Boston in 2009.

Acting Mayor Thomas Menino in a portrait July 2, 1993.

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Acting Mayor Thomas Menino in a portrait July 2, 1993.

Thomas M. Menino, then City Council president-turned-acting mayor, greeted supporters in the North End during a parade Oct. 10, 1993.

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Thomas M. Menino, then City Council president-turned-acting mayor, greeted supporters in the North End during a parade Oct. 10, 1993.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino gave his first state of the city address Jan. 18, 1994.

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Mayor Thomas M. Menino gave his first state of the city address Jan. 18, 1994.

Menino and officials from other local communities held hands on the Massachusetts Avenue bridge Aug. 6, 1996 as part of National Night Out.

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Menino and officials from other local communities held hands on the Massachusetts Avenue bridge Aug. 6, 1996 as part of National Night Out.

Menino in 2006 with former Boston mayors Kevin White and Raymond Flynn.

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Menino in 2006 with former Boston mayors Kevin White and Raymond Flynn.

Menino during a Dec. 5, 2008 stop in Readville on his annual trolley tour, one of many holiday tree lightings he has attended.

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Menino during a Dec. 5, 2008 stop in Readville on his annual trolley tour, one of many holiday tree lightings he has attended.

Menino and UMass Boston student Yorling Valdez, 18, of Dorchester, during a Massachusetts Recovery Plan press conference March 27, 2009.

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Menino and UMass Boston student Yorling Valdez, 18, of Dorchester, during a Massachusetts Recovery Plan press conference March 27, 2009.

Menino, far right, at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Dorchester April 8, 2011.

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Menino, far right, at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Dorchester April 8, 2011.

Menino, after eight weeks of hospitalization, entered his annual State of the City address at Faneuil Hall Jan. 29, 2013.

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Menino, after eight weeks of hospitalization, entered his annual State of the City address at Faneuil Hall Jan. 29, 2013.

Stephen Lynch, left, and Edward Markey appeared in a televised debate that also featured the three GOP hopefuls earlier. The event was moderated by R.D. Sahl, right.

Markey, Lynch tangle in first televised debate

US Representatives Edward J. Markey and Stephen F. Lynch disagreed about Obamacare, in a debate that earlier featured the three Republican candidates.

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Roxbury Community College released a troubling report today chronicling systemic lapses that caused the school to violate federal campus safety laws.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Brian_McGrory_150px-3710--150x150.jpg For Menino, it’s been a journey like no other

After 20 years and a record-setting five mayoral terms, Mayor Menino will stand at a podium in Faneuil Hall Thursday and announce he will not run again.

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Celtics win at the buzzer

Jeff Green helped steal the win in Cleveland with a layup with less than one second to play, breaking the Celtics’ five-game losing streak.

Brendan Gallagher, right, celebrated with his Montreal teammates after his second goal in the third period. He won the game in the shootout.

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Bruins lose Montreal shootout

The Canadiens tied the game with 8 seconds to play in regulation and then scored the only shootout goal in the sixth round.

Child care centers will be checked for sex offenders

The state’s move comes after an audit showed 119 matches between the address of sex offenders and child care centers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2011/05/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/31massmover_photo2.jpg FDA approves new Biogen MS drug

The twice-a-day capsules, called Tecfidera, offer a new option for treating multiple sclerosis.

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