To the Editor:
Thank you for your mention of our local anonymous tip line “eTip” (“15 BHS students cited for drinking,” Oct. 22, Page A1).
As a staff member with Communities Against Substance Abuse, the program that sponsors and funds eTip, we are happy to hear the tip line helped keep teens from potential harm.
Since being launched in 2012, eTip allows community members in Sagadahoc County, Brunswick and Harpswell to help keep their communities safe by anonymously reporting underage drinking, illegal drug use or any other crimes via a text message, smart phone or web app.
It is important to note that eTip is not a “hotline.” There is no way for someone to call; it is an electronic “text-a-tip” line only.
We hope readers will consider using the tip line in the future to further prevent illegal activity, when it comes to keeping our kids safe.
Andrea Gove
Brunswick
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