Can Anyone Identify This Man's Husband?

Why couldn't Adam Nagourney report the identity of the other half of this newly-wed couple? Surely there are public records of their nuptials; you can't have a civil marriage in complete privacy, nor should anyone be entitled to privacy regarding something so basic as the names of the betrothed. Couldn't he find a marriage certificate for Finkelstein filed anywhere in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts? What gives?