Indeed , even Lakewood 's biggest boosters say time had passed the town by .
Lakewood -- in northern Ocean County with a diverse population of 60,000 -- was struggling economically until the state made the township an urban enterprise zone in 1994 .
Even Lakewood 's biggest boosters say time had passed the town by .
Lakewood -- in northern Ocean County with a diverse population of 60,000 -- was struggling economically until the state made the township an urban enterprise zone in 1994 .