Good morning, Reading.

After Sunday's storm damaged the House on Squire Halloween display, holiday engineer Chris Grilli says a new tent is in place and he hopes to have the circus back by weekend's end.

The yard display (6 to 9 p.m. weekdays, 6 to 10 p.m. on Fri and Sat) welcomes families.

Reading and nearby venues offer diverse events this week— a screening of 'The Princess Bride' with Cary Elwes plays Saturday at Santander Performing Arts Center; a hands-on exhibit runs at Reading Public Museum until Jan.

10; and the Daniel Boone Homestead hosts a fall festival Sunday from noon to 4.

The Yocum Institute for Arts Education will present The Landscapes of Berks County group exhibition starting tomorrow, Oct.

16, featuring works by four local artists & an opening reception from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at its Holleran Gallery in West Lawn that is free to attend.

Two local schools will receive $500k in state grants to improve career and technical education programs — Brandywine Heights will upgrade its woodshop dust collection system while Berks Career and Technology Center expands its Electrical Occupations course.

South Heidelberg Township received a $350,000 state grant to improve Heidelberg Run West Park with new athletic courts, an accessible trail, and upgrades to landscaping and stormwater management as part of a $1.1 million first phase.

The township will seek additional funding with permitting starting in 2027 if approved.

Two road repair projects on westbound Route 422 will delay motorists; the first project, between Brentwood Drive and Interstate 176, runs from Oct.

19 to Oct. 23—while the second, from Penn Street to Bingaman Street, will run from Oct. 26 until Oct. 30.

Fifty-two people from nine countries became U.S. citizens Wednesday at the Berks County Courthouse when they took the oath in a naturalization ceremony organized by the Berks County Bar Association — Ronghui Wang, who founded Wong’s Chinese Restaurant in Reading, said his new status will help him serve the community.

Reading Hospital began construction on a 20,000-square-foot emergency center expansion in West Reading to add a pharmacy and financial counseling area; the project, named for the supportive Post family, will be completed by 2028.