BRISTOL — Peter Coffey will not seek re-election to the Bristol selectboard next year. Coffey, whose term expires in March, officially informed fellow board members at the Dec. 16 meeting. It was a decision he had made more than a year ago, he told the Independent Thursday morning. “My wife and I would like to do some traveling and maybe spend some time in warmer weather at this time of year,” he said, chuckling. As he spoke, it was 4 degrees in Bristol, according to weatherunderground.com. “I didn’t think … (read more)