Last modified: Sunday, January 21, 2007 12:14 AM EST 30 YEARS AGO, we reported: ON JAN. 22, 1977, a police chase through Foxboro ended in two people being sent to the hospital. Fred T. Blaise, pursued by the cops, hit Roberta Rolls, while the police car swerved into a snow bank to avoid a three car pile up. Blaise fled from police after they tried to serve him a default warrant for failing to appear in Western Norfolk District Court, of all things, for a speeding charge. ON JAN. 24, Kevin Thorpe, a Norton Middle School teacher, left school to attend the inauguration of Jimmy Carter after he was denied several requests for the day off from Superintendent Maurice Splaine. Thorpe ended up loosing two days pay the following week, but continued to argue that his personal days were just that, personal. ON JAN. 25, 5-year-old Christopher Salvas was saved from Lees Pond after William Rollinson of South Attleboro Rescue Squad pulled him out. Christopher, whose head and chest were resting on the ice, was able to grab a rope and be hauled out of the water, with no apparent injuries. ON JAN. 26, a committee meeting chaired by Judith Robbins indicated that it would propose sweeping changes that include shorter terms and representation by wards for the Attleboro School Committee, and make posts appointive rather than elective. ON JAN. 27, an average home delivery for fuel oil was almost reaching $100, up almost 10 to 20 percent from the previous year, causing screeching among local residents. Vin Banks, spokesman for Bay State Gas Co., said "oil gas customers are going to be paying $745 per year for services." 20 YEARS AGO, we reported: ON JAN. 21, Mansfield added another school bus for their elementary school route, bringing the total buses to six. This was in response to five buses usually carrying 13 standees. ON JAN. 22, claiming negligence, an out-of-court settlement was reached in the $1 million lawsuit filed by New England Patriots cheerleader Tia Champagne of Norton, who was injured after Patriots Tony Collins and Jets Johnnie Lynn ran into her at Sullivan Stadium on Oct. 28, 1984. This lawsuit was the second in nine years concerning a cheerleader and the Patriots, which caused the disbandment of the cheerleading squad Spirits. ON JAN. 24, Carolyn Tedino, South Attleboro's representative on the city council, planned to reduce accidents on Newport Avenue by adding a flashing warning light, a traffic island at Park Circle, and more patrol cars between Carleton Street and Picard Road. ON JAN. 27, local towns are struggling to meet the finicial demands of snow plowing after back to back storms, the latest being three in one week. Seekonk had already used a whopping 2,000 tons of sand to fight the ice while Foxboro was $15,000 over on their snow budget. 10 YEARS AGO, we reported: ON JAN. 21, Ryan Johnson of South Attleboro donated his a Patriots hat he got from quarterback Drew Bledsoe to Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, hoping to help raise funds for the hospital in an upcoming auction. ON JAN. 22, in a surprising unanimous vote, the city council approved a $16.5 million project to renovate Thacher Middle School after weeks of debate over costs and goals. Orginally the project was billed for $9 million, but councilmen said the increase helped the project pass. ON JAN. 23, sales of large screen televisions went way up, four times more than a year ago at this time, due to the upcoming Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers. ON JAN. 24, a resident in Attleboro was $100,000 richer after winning the Massachusetts Lottery. The ticket was purchased at Pleasant Street Package Store. ON JAN. 25, Bishop Feehan High School basketball team beat Attleboro High School in overtime, ending the game at 74-72. Casey Carney, a senior at Feehan, scored his 1,000 point early in the game and at the time was the fourth ever Shamrock to do so. ON JAN. 26, debate over the stadium in Foxboro continued, and discussions to lease land in South Boston for a new stadium was discussed. After realizing that the Massachusetts Environmental Protection Agency had to review any potential sites, Kraft narrowed down his choices to two, South Boston and Foxboro. ON JAN. 27, the Patriots lost to the Packers in the Super Bowl , 35-21, causing disappointment in local towns and speculation that Patriots coach Bill Parcells was going to leave and that owner Bob Kraft was going to hire Pete Carroll.