Crowds turn out for Reading’s holiday parade despite morning drizzle

Crowds turn out for Reading’s holiday parade despite morning drizzle

For Judy Ciervo, the holiday season officially begins with Reading’s annual holiday parade. “It’s just a good way to start the Christmas season,” she said Saturday morning as she awaited the start of the parade down Penn Street. “I’ll go home and start decorating after this parade.” Bundled in a down puffer coat, Ciervo sat in a folding chair within eyeshot of City Park, where the Reading police honor guard and motorcycle escort were queued, rea…