After 10 year wait, splash pad opens in West Scranton Kids, both young and old, couldn't wait to make a splash at the Novembrino Complex in West Side. Author: Elizabeth Worthington Updated: 7:11 PM EDT July 23, 2021 SCRANTON, Pa. — After more than 10 years, people in West Scranton finally have a place to cool off again in the summer. The city's first splash pad officially opened on Friday. It replaces the Novembrino complex, which closed in 2011. The old pool was named after Richard Novembrino, a city controller in the late 1980s. His wife Roseann took the job after his passing, and she was a big proponent of the splash pad.