FROM THE EDITOR Posted Friday, May 1, 2026 10:15 am DOVER — For some time, Delaware’s “Liberty Bell” was propped up on some wood, looking a bit sad and neglected, next to an empty garden. With the nation’s 250th birthday approaching, this was not the best time for caution tape and a “Preservation in Progress” sign around the 76-year-old replica. “It was awful that it was sitting on wood pallets,” said Erik Raser-Schramm, the director of Delaware 250.