Local administrative and legal issues in Castellammare di St

Recent reports from Castellammare di Stabia highlight separate legal and administrative disputes involving public property and local services.

In one instance, authorities removed an illegal metal barrier in Pozzano that had separated a section of the Calcina beach under concession to the Towers Hotel Stabia from the public shoreline. The structure, which critics called the ‘gate of shame,’ was identified by the Coast Guard as an illegal installation on maritime state property. Local officials, including Member of Parliament Francesco Emilio Borrelli, had previously argued the fence obstructed public access and emergency services.

Separately, the Public Prosecutor's Office of Torre Annunziata has launched an investigation into the management of the municipal cemetery following reports of burial irregularities. The inquiry began after a 43-year-old woman discovered that a burial niche purchased by her family was occupied by the remains of an unknown woman, reportedly born in 1938 and deceased in late 2025. The complainant also reported that her parent’s remains are currently missing.

Investigators are examining administrative records after discovering that the family’s name in the paper concession files had allegedly been crossed out by hand and replaced with another name. The family maintains they never authorized any such transfer. A second complaint was filed with the Carabinieri regarding the disappearance of a tombstone from a niche purchased in 2016. Carabinieri are currently reviewing cemetery archives to determine if these incidents are isolated or indicative of broader organizational and administrative failures.