Officials are promising to help New Haven-area veterans who are appealing to the state for help restoring a neglected local cemetery. Fifteen veterans from New Haven and area towns signed a petition sent to the governor’s office asking for the State Street Cemetery at 2125 State St. in Hamden to “be totally renovated and maintained so that the 36 honorable veterans’ last resting place is dignified.” The effort has been organized by retired New H…